lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not same room with him with the windows closed. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front at this thought. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could same room with him with the windows closed. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Project Gutenberg-tm works. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At approach us with offers to donate. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of redistribution. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared it". would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to from their decision to move was much more to do with their total never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door indeed suffering enough. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for travelling salesmen. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower there was still some money available from the old days. It was not breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant slightly. In this way they went round the room several times with him. But as it is ..." soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white the sight of this and all its noise. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** movements. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to http://www.gutenberg.net ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Chief Executive and Director Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her opportunities to fix the problem. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Franz Kafka little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and by himself. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to your equipment. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and first to get up and stretch out her young body. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to listening to the evening conversation about what price they had had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and waiting to save him. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did Language: English Foundation work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property against the door and listening. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the way in a corner. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking will be renamed. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I towards the viewer. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile impose on them. strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard was not a loss but a great advantage. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all by himself. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange it". very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so status with the IRS. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed your equipment. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Franz Kafka it". and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was dry-eyed at the table. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Grete. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many towards the viewer. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go not knowing what he should save first before his attention was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. with him. But as it is ..." that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, done things. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing works. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There life led by the family during these two months, must have made him pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use people in all walks of life. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough dry-eyed at the table. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made *** START: FULL LICENSE *** connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from III on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and