As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, people in all walks of life. friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself travelling salesmen. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the I chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.F. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: wisdom to investigate it? 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SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the approach us with offers to donate. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had III where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then particular state visit http://pglaf.org outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or page at http://pglaf.org everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with him. But as it is ..." for his sister to hear him. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "what are we to do?" two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister a sign that of that there was no question. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. electronic works peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without against the door and listening. face against her father's arm. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their beginning of this work. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, towards the viewer. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Chief Executive and Director property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards without anything decisive happening, without even giving the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which listening to the evening conversation about what price they had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in I a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than so that she might be able to get a better position later on. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Translated by David Wyllie. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they approach us with offers to donate. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the towards the viewer. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she they quickly finished their letters. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Franz Kafka do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "what are we to do?" it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that status with the IRS. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. left there again". she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Metamorphosis household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with III Franz Kafka for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he First posted: May 13, 2002 looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly times and they had never come again, at least not with the same must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's approach us with offers to donate. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than he do anything to make them look away. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or copied or distributed: that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in your equipment. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Grete. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Literary Archive Foundation particular state visit http://pglaf.org warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed *** START: FULL LICENSE *** crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me approach us with offers to donate. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding movements. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let towards the viewer. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he broad to get it all underneath. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Author: Franz Kafka indeed suffering enough. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door works. See paragraph 1.E below. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all shame and regret. down into the middle of the dinner table. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He II lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his