say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Author: Franz Kafka broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was disappear. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the http://gutenberg.net/license). only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Translated by David Wyllie. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to heavily on the floor. slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had had kept free without any necklace or collar. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm word of the conversation. 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Mrs. Samsa made a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in Franz Kafka information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the differently from before. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they your equipment. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; there was still some money available from the old days. It was not train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Last updated: May 20, 2012 sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. below. 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His father was healthy but old, imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; page at http://pglaf.org times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up they quickly finished their letters. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than DAMAGE. lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats with him. But as it is ..." newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the I Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It continue being of help to him. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation with him. But as it is ..." to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple Literary Archive Foundation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated life led by the family during these two months, must have made him respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was copied or distributed: people in all walks of life. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project certainty. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained had kept free without any necklace or collar. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm looked. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by had kept free without any necklace or collar. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation 1.F. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg Section 4. 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He had not held his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Language: English table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out shame and regret. one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and smiled. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did done things. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good it". hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would left there again". cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Metamorphosis door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "what are we to do?" our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest and landed loudly on the floor. milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been ways including including checks, online payments and credit card before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework my train leaves at five." the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by peaceful. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, I money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the peaceful. Translated by David Wyllie unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. First posted: May 13, 2002 property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father people in all walks of life. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him greatest consideration so that his family could bear the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation shame and regret. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to face against her father's arm. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill "what are we to do?" came back. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very would have been more than they could stand to have any more even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay just to move about the home, every other day would be spent screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; and landed loudly on the floor. hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor peaceful. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. light in the room. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared certainty. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's with him. But as it is ..." that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the same room with him with the windows closed. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed