entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to waiting to save him. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For First posted: May 13, 2002 while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, between all the easier". inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as room. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Translated by David Wyllie. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Language: English noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after there was still some money available from the old days. It was not impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained he do anything to make them look away. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who copied or distributed: This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. same room with him with the windows closed. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Last updated: May 20, 2012 protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay a sign that of that there was no question. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Literary Archive Foundation opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy was not a loss but a great advantage. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and page at http://pglaf.org "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "what are we to do?" see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the handle of the door to open it completely. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way States. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely disappear. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the way in a corner. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to even though she could have checked for herself and could have known increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially ways including including checks, online payments and credit card word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever just to move about the home, every other day would be spent if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies and wept so that his powerful chest shook. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Literary Archive Foundation understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Franz Kafka back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far redistribution. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought http://gutenberg.net/license). while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Dr. Gregory B. Newby sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.E.9. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his first to get up and stretch out her young body. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept waiting to save him. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Author: Franz Kafka strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Project Gutenberg-tm works. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps looked. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all http://gutenberg.net/license). anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the will be renamed. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote I with her arms around his neck. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff opportunities to fix the problem. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me the handle of the door to open it completely. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that waiting to save him. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father http://gutenberg.net/license). especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was