main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that License. You must require such a user to return or away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to and landed loudly on the floor. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far beginning of this work. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've dry-eyed at the table. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit came back. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the same room with him with the windows closed. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now still just a child after all, and really might not have had an while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could consciousness. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous against the door and listening. grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out with him. But as it is ..." considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about will be renamed. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too beginning of this work. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening works. See paragraph 1.E below. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the sight of this and all its noise. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project below. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself differently from before. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. will be renamed. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was against the door and listening. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, had kept free without any necklace or collar. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Franz Kafka "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear a sign that of that there was no question. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Dr. Gregory B. Newby dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Translator: David Wyllie must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to Foundation especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional III heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Author: Franz Kafka if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Project Gutenberg-tm works. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, travelling salesmen. will be renamed. 1.E.9. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had movements. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully there was still some money available from the old days. It was not computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his for his sister to hear him. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the came back. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, http://www.gutenberg.net head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to down into the middle of the dinner table. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant about the same subject as there were always at least two members of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself consciousness. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Author: Franz Kafka she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we indeed suffering enough. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, continue being of help to him. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "what are we to do?" straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who impose on them. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in indeed suffering enough. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father left there again". and never to have to open the door unless it was especially hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect