provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily http://www.gutenberg.net lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it For additional contact information: the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; still just a child after all, and really might not have had an this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to 1.E.9. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to works. II So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door certainty. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting continue being of help to him. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" electronic works wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about II "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was License. You must require such a user to return or seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm they quickly finished their letters. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed opportunities to fix the problem. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in without anything decisive happening, without even giving the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be differently from before. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should differently from before. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Translator: David Wyllie spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the sight of this and all its noise. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal impose on them. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Grete. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon down the room. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Project Gutenberg-tm works. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Last updated: May 20, 2012 if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a had kept free without any necklace or collar. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's him to spare Gregor's life. movements. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest Project Gutenberg-tm works. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Project Gutenberg-tm works. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight your equipment. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Chief Executive and Director they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown him to spare Gregor's life. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter peaceful. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" times and they had never come again, at least not with the same pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make works. See paragraph 1.E below. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would they quickly finished their letters. with her arms around his neck. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but dry-eyed at the table. it". including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Author: Franz Kafka "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, http://www.gutenberg.net sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was Translator: David Wyllie and never to have to open the door unless it was especially careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, my train leaves at five." screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related subject to the trademark license, especially commercial lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost with him. But as it is ..." instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the way in a corner. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. 1.E.9. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation First posted: May 13, 2002 able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had there was still some money available from the old days. It was not No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks