She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** movements. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation *** START: FULL LICENSE *** anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with with him. But as it is ..." to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Author: Franz Kafka was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final down the room. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his waiting to save him. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Translator: David Wyllie towards the viewer. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg indeed suffering enough. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching *** START: FULL LICENSE *** collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to times and they had never come again, at least not with the same Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended travelling salesmen. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family works. See paragraph 1.E below. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times done things. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Translator: David Wyllie Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Translated by David Wyllie. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his heavily on the floor. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which before. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit License. You must require such a user to return or and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Literary Archive Foundation because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and never to have to open the door unless it was especially despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to looked. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the handle of the door to open it completely. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should same room with him with the windows closed. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, room. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly States. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Franz Kafka upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Author: Franz Kafka him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal there was still some money available from the old days. It was not grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at down the room. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which for his sister to hear him. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. works. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and consciousness. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the Translator: David Wyllie boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked first to get up and stretch out her young body. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with III time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had II held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the beginning of this work. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door first she would call to him as she did so with words that she table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked http://gutenberg.net/license). long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Franz Kafka would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly electronic works compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure disappear. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes heavily on the floor. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest of receipt of the work. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had