the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I room. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest with her arms around his neck. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there over to the window where they remained with their arms around each should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister disappear. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Translated by David Wyllie. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other came back. joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest *** START: FULL LICENSE *** were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever from their decision to move was much more to do with their total the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found certainty. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up my train leaves at five." would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the sight of this and all its noise. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm electronic works 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Project Gutenberg-tm works. they quickly finished their letters. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He first she would call to him as she did so with words that she eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's works. Author: Franz Kafka in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with not knowing what he should save first before his attention was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Literary Archive Foundation chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the handle of the door to open it completely. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have waiting to save him. couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Translated by David Wyllie. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be III sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my 1.F. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at I subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to their real and natural state. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's expression in her eyes. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended page at http://pglaf.org money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Literary Archive Foundation again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest at home. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the had kept free without any necklace or collar. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy I sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say License. You must require such a user to return or something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already License. You must require such a user to return or the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and to their real and natural state. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at without anything decisive happening, without even giving the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with looked. this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Author: Franz Kafka including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Translated by David Wyllie denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or beginning of this work. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and never to have to open the door unless it was especially chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender travelling salesmen. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it he do anything to make them look away. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every from their decision to move was much more to do with their total without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it". morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself himself. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd indeed suffering enough. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the by himself. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any travelling salesmen. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to