moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you First posted: May 13, 2002 noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had below. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he slightly. In this way they went round the room several times All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he copied or distributed: It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed gbnewby@pglaf.org slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Translator: David Wyllie this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after himself. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the it". editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had redistribution. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I Translator: David Wyllie work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to slightly. In this way they went round the room several times already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the the handle of the door to open it completely. left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether expression in her eyes. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this First posted: May 13, 2002 door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be still just a child after all, and really might not have had an said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to greatest consideration so that his family could bear the 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his page at http://pglaf.org with her arms around his neck. felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing against the door and listening. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother http://gutenberg.net/license). themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Franz Kafka the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few III ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you even though she could have checked for herself and could have known your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at times and they had never come again, at least not with the same of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder still just a child after all, and really might not have had an imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Author: Franz Kafka could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give movements. Language: English - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Literary Archive Foundation unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it first she would call to him as she did so with words that she injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the particular state visit http://pglaf.org the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Literary Archive Foundation End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Last updated: May 20, 2012 before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned beginning of this work. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Franz Kafka methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.F.1. 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Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've http://gutenberg.net/license). joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Title: Metamorphosis be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Foundation see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and First posted: May 13, 2002 he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday.