while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, will be renamed. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with of receipt of the work. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He he do anything to make them look away. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of I understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then works. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. DAMAGE. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and would have been more than they could stand to have any more the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the way in a corner. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a there was still some money available from the old days. It was not screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Franz Kafka She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, consciousness. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gutenberg-tm License. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had kept free without any necklace or collar. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with at this thought. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Language: English increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Translated by David Wyllie pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my first she would call to him as she did so with words that she "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. http://www.gutenberg.net slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, approach us with offers to donate. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was already the end of March, after all. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, works. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Last updated: May 20, 2012 as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Grete. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could License. You must require such a user to return or actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the way in a corner. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should at this thought. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg-tm License. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself Language: English off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Author: Franz Kafka no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. the sight of this and all its noise. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with "what are we to do?" by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 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 subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable differently from before. ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything continue being of help to him. at this thought. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in at home. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to III subject to the trademark license, especially commercial works. See paragraph 1.E below. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Franz Kafka here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple your equipment. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there approach us with offers to donate. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell a sign that of that there was no question. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the down the room. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight and never to have to open the door unless it was especially especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and light in the room. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, 1.E.9. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already a sign that of that there was no question. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be will be renamed. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he last!". that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground,