goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even first to get up and stretch out her young body. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the would have been more than they could stand to have any more that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Translated by David Wyllie. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Translated by David Wyllie struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Grete. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's certainty. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Literary Archive Foundation around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Language: English bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them subject to the trademark license, especially commercial understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but there was still some money available from the old days. It was not his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Author: Franz Kafka highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear below. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His II he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me last!". she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and first she would call to him as she did so with words that she with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him indeed suffering enough. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project room. folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible had kept free without any necklace or collar. looked. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in will be renamed. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Franz Kafka boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Chief Executive and Director household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the the handle of the door to open it completely. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and my train leaves at five." now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project I a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Title: Metamorphosis he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Translated by David Wyllie. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too *** START: FULL LICENSE *** first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. was not a loss but a great advantage. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. expression in her eyes. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his III to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." waiting to save him. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Project Gutenberg-tm works. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stick, then, finally, all was quiet. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had kept free without any necklace or collar. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep things had become superfluous which, although they could not be rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the came back. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more and wept so that his powerful chest shook. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here *** START: FULL LICENSE *** was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to their real and natural state. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness