disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; copied or distributed: better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange movements. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Chief Executive and Director regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, your equipment. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of receipt of the work. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman towards the viewer. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting copied or distributed: attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday ways including including checks, online payments and credit card listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very it". couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the peaceful. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a 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 make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Translated by David Wyllie. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted control. 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She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Foundation before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a differently from before. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Language: English again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he differently from before. the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, heavily on the floor. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I at this thought. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." will be renamed. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Title: Metamorphosis the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally it". disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some was already the end of March, after all. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the had kept free without any necklace or collar. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long and landed loudly on the floor. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home light in the room. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've For additional contact information: ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Translated by David Wyllie. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Franz Kafka meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gutenberg-tm License. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where ways including including checks, online payments and credit card parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the http://www.gutenberg.net Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to it". with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with the handle of the door to open it completely. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that continue being of help to him. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was with her arms around his neck. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Metamorphosis her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "what are we to do?" 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, so that she might be able to get a better position later on. looked. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 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, Franz Kafka if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Translator: David Wyllie how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took works. See paragraph 1.E below. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he things had become superfluous which, although they could not be As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak greatest consideration so that his family could bear the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even 1.F. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Dr. Gregory B. Newby friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone 1.F. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between so that she might be able to get a better position later on. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Grete. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. the sight of this and all its noise. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was not knowing what he should save first before his attention was to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the at this thought. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him electronic works It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his at this thought. that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Literary Archive Foundation stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it". DAMAGE. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with him. But as it is ..." straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists face against her father's arm. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On waiting to save him. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when over to the window where they remained with their arms around each probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been indeed suffering enough. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I before. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, subject to the trademark license, especially commercial lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Translator: David Wyllie as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that