body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and electronic works Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you just to move about the home, every other day would be spent had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH certainty. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked light in the room. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away shame and regret. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As not knowing what he should save first before his attention was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - done things. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" down the room. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned expression in her eyes. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight For additional contact information: responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and waiting to save him. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] looked. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever consciousness. Grete. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest came back. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived opportunities to fix the problem. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally 1.F. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Project Gutenberg-tm works. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and works. See paragraph 1.E below. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. with her arms around his neck. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood same room with him with the windows closed. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible against the door and listening. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, even though she could have checked for herself and could have known work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in stick, then, finally, all was quiet. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the first to get up and stretch out her young body. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way Chief Executive and Director Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the sight of this and all its noise. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the a sign that of that there was no question. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. 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Gregor had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. my train leaves at five." ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could page at http://pglaf.org "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Franz Kafka to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his continue being of help to him. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or people in all walks of life. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Franz Kafka and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Translated by David Wyllie. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face travelling salesmen. room. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared without anything decisive happening, without even giving the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they from their decision to move was much more to do with their total efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is down into the middle of the dinner table. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and smiled. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was face against her father's arm. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 a sign that of that there was no question. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and 1.E.9. expression in her eyes. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three movements. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time III quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of before.