from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could was already the end of March, after all. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or he do anything to make them look away. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would still just a child after all, and really might not have had an your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. left there again". imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would http://www.gutenberg.net electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when page at http://pglaf.org thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in http://gutenberg.net/license). exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt and never to have to open the door unless it was especially bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still with her arms around his neck. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Metamorphosis who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the sight of this and all its noise. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would your equipment. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, travelling salesmen. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest works. See paragraph 1.E below. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose I it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see him to spare Gregor's life. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a Author: Franz Kafka must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, copied or distributed: Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself about the same subject as there were always at least two members of concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner a sign that of that there was no question. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Project Gutenberg-tm works. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting him to spare Gregor's life. Chief Executive and Director Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any him to spare Gregor's life. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto 1.F. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. for his sister to hear him. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied stick, then, finally, all was quiet. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. Foundation Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always will be renamed. your equipment. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Franz Kafka where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Metamorphosis sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not himself. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Translator: David Wyllie one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit looked. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again movements. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched electronic works or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so Translated by David Wyllie. put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising peaceful. broad to get it all underneath. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched consciousness. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that first to get up and stretch out her young body. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen