They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with travelling salesmen. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll towards the viewer. that most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project gbnewby@pglaf.org the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way they quickly finished their letters. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily differently from before. pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the looked. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies greatest consideration so that his family could bear the movements. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all a sign that of that there was no question. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had same room with him with the windows closed. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a gbnewby@pglaf.org they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had copied or distributed: would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that it". including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on opportunities to fix the problem. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Translated by David Wyllie him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present works. See paragraph 1.E below. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back subject to the trademark license, especially commercial stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Translated by David Wyllie. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Last updated: May 20, 2012 Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him page at http://pglaf.org against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the way in a corner. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way works. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Grete. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it listening to the evening conversation about what price they had we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.F. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished shame and regret. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All redistribution. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about will be renamed. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who II reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's him to spare Gregor's life. same room with him with the windows closed. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her your equipment. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Title: Metamorphosis With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings face against her father's arm. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside III room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Last updated: May 20, 2012 himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was not a loss but a great advantage. looked. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg he do anything to make them look away. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and landed loudly on the floor. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down at home. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with movements. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they electronic works one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out life led by the family during these two months, must have made him eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Author: Franz Kafka arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping differently from before. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and wept so that his powerful chest shook. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Metamorphosis out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself differently from before. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough beginning of this work. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at dry-eyed at the table. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father down into the middle of the dinner table. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview