while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than he do anything to make them look away. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for face against her father's arm. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. continue being of help to him. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the sight of this and all its noise. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work broad to get it all underneath. the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting Chief Executive and Director must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." light in the room. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their impose on them. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Dr. Gregory B. Newby spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On about the same subject as there were always at least two members of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Project Gutenberg-tm works. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed "what are we to do?" thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the works. See paragraph 1.E below. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to they quickly finished their letters. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Gutenberg-tm License. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. came back. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Chief Executive and Director benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and came back. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this peaceful. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Translator: David Wyllie disappear. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Author: Franz Kafka been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Dr. Gregory B. Newby else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Grete. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and opportunities to fix the problem. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto movements. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her about the same subject as there were always at least two members of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room him to spare Gregor's life. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able I He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and that The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the waiting to save him. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on electronic works feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. Translated by David Wyllie. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka redistribution. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had http://gutenberg.net/license). that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially first to get up and stretch out her young body. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had kept free without any necklace or collar. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again light in the room. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went would have been more than they could stand to have any more have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After opportunities to fix the problem. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he do anything to make them look away. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the broad to get it all underneath. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Project Gutenberg-tm works. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth at home. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied