ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Franz Kafka curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Translated by David Wyllie. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in travelling salesmen. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no even though she could have checked for herself and could have known such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew heavily on the floor. distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** same room with him with the windows closed. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to gbnewby@pglaf.org more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister will be renamed. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would expression in her eyes. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gutenberg-tm License. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention the sight of this and all its noise. morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Foundation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were certainty. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would particular state visit http://pglaf.org ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and wept so that his powerful chest shook. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. last!". closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a by himself. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was they quickly finished their letters. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, that that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was already the end of March, after all. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or below. himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in down the room. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could at this thought. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" page at http://pglaf.org "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His down into the middle of the dinner table. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him disappear. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. gbnewby@pglaf.org door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend 1.F. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door works. See paragraph 1.E below. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence States. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost times and they had never come again, at least not with the same happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Translated by David Wyllie so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while down into the middle of the dinner table. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest people in all walks of life. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door opportunities to fix the problem. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was between all the easier". unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. face against her father's arm. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, was already the end of March, after all. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at dry-eyed at the table. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the sight of this and all its noise. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head about the same subject as there were always at least two members of himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm disappear. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Translated by David Wyllie only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented works. See paragraph 1.E below. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden of receipt of the work. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Franz Kafka It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times