to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. down into the middle of the dinner table. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose and smiled. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at over to the window where they remained with their arms around each who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Author: Franz Kafka people in all walks of life. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest ways including including checks, online payments and credit card all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already my train leaves at five." a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really consciousness. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would have been more than they could stand to have any more seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her gbnewby@pglaf.org bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about so that she might be able to get a better position later on. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face by himself. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock about the same subject as there were always at least two members of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which travelling salesmen. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about about the same subject as there were always at least two members of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the handle of the door to open it completely. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break beginning of this work. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works a sign that of that there was no question. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood differently from before. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do *** START: FULL LICENSE *** used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. room. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other peaceful. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay there was still some money available from the old days. It was not This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen dry-eyed at the table. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and approach us with offers to donate. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they License. You must require such a user to return or come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Chief Executive and Director that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about greatest consideration so that his family could bear the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it travelling salesmen. travelling salesmen. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with him. But as it is ..." They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 electronic works while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Dr. Gregory B. Newby or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a http://www.gutenberg.net consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed last!". a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped down into the middle of the dinner table. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the way in a corner. certainty. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled consciousness. done things. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Language: English reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg-tm License. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Author: Franz Kafka intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Dr. Gregory B. Newby kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he would have been more than they could stand to have any more because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front and wept so that his powerful chest shook. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried DAMAGE. with her arms around his neck. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the first to get up and stretch out her young body. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some to their real and natural state. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the handle of the door to open it completely. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention.