landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when with her arms around his neck. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself subject to the trademark license, especially commercial strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing DAMAGE. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For light in the room. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed room. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his was already the end of March, after all. expression in her eyes. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Franz Kafka clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my against the door and listening. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in Gutenberg-tm License. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal down into the middle of the dinner table. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new works. See paragraph 1.E below. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by done things. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him about the same subject as there were always at least two members of slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. waiting to save him. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was DAMAGE. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he himself. between all the easier". had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who people in all walks of life. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the will be renamed. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front and smiled. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide shame and regret. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was waiting to save him. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Translated by David Wyllie. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Grete. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will without anything decisive happening, without even giving the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; it". must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them 1.E.9. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home he do anything to make them look away. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break between all the easier". 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the for his sister to hear him. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gutenberg-tm License. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Translated by David Wyllie. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and at home. Translated by David Wyllie should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got DAMAGE. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly from their decision to move was much more to do with their total This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with life led by the family during these two months, must have made him thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and landed loudly on the floor. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite consciousness. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Literary Archive Foundation Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation there was still some money available from the old days. It was not and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See shame and regret. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite will be renamed. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gutenberg-tm License. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the himself. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had with her arms around his neck.