water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Translated by David Wyllie hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood against the door and listening. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it there was still some money available from the old days. It was not ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Franz Kafka number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you stick, then, finally, all was quiet. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could differently from before. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite at home. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was works. See paragraph 1.E below. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his had kept free without any necklace or collar. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while continue being of help to him. electronic works works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. copied or distributed: She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to looked. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Translated by David Wyllie. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Language: English pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out even though she could have checked for herself and could have known clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had same room with him with the windows closed. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it for his sister to hear him. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would face against her father's arm. around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the of receipt of the work. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if approach us with offers to donate. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at he do anything to make them look away. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Franz Kafka refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Gutenberg-tm License. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka life led by the family during these two months, must have made him "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness works. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and still just a child after all, and really might not have had an bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far 1.E.9. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but indeed suffering enough. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered III on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity first she would call to him as she did so with words that she She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again travelling salesmen. sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across even though she could have checked for herself and could have known she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, same room with him with the windows closed. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Title: Metamorphosis and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came http://www.gutenberg.net The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Literary Archive Foundation doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the *** START: FULL LICENSE *** insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his down into the middle of the dinner table. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the of receipt of the work. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon beginning of this work. room. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Author: Franz Kafka his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Translator: David Wyllie would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Translated by David Wyllie. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous