you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. Translator: David Wyllie done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more peaceful. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with particular state visit http://pglaf.org door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father and smiled. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back slightly. In this way they went round the room several times unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much people in all walks of life. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of page at http://pglaf.org some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, first to get up and stretch out her young body. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without left there again". same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground movements. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Last updated: May 20, 2012 and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Foundation he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, had kept free without any necklace or collar. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation approach us with offers to donate. my train leaves at five." amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as expression in her eyes. situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't redistribution. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any License. You must require such a user to return or gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to their real and natural state. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in towards the viewer. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Franz Kafka not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. broad to get it all underneath. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them 1.F. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he down into the middle of the dinner table. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister even though she could have checked for herself and could have known fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke slightly. In this way they went round the room several times rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had last!". by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Translated by David Wyllie watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she my train leaves at five." of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier down into the middle of the dinner table. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, 1.F. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: 1.E.9. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite peaceful. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and was not a loss but a great advantage. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand II slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to III slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling redistribution. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 looked. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in same room with him with the windows closed. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something copied or distributed: they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his