with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and smiled. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as between all the easier". almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had page at http://pglaf.org almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little first she would call to him as she did so with words that she Title: Metamorphosis at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that beginning of this work. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they done things. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in and landed loudly on the floor. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table Grete. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations peaceful. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes would have been more than they could stand to have any more landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table waiting to save him. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The left there again". until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had light in the room. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and Last updated: May 20, 2012 wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the handle of the door to open it completely. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even him to spare Gregor's life. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Language: English - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and *** START: FULL LICENSE *** of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When face against her father's arm. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had continue being of help to him. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Author: Franz Kafka "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged Literary Archive Foundation would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was himself. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or 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 been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all people in all walks of life. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like redistribution. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, Metamorphosis vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay he do anything to make them look away. use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the way in a corner. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's not knowing what he should save first before his attention was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide last!". him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Project Gutenberg-tm works. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought times and they had never come again, at least not with the same to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately status with the IRS. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the my train leaves at five." was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Translated by David Wyllie she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Author: Franz Kafka have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to electronic works mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies;