have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. the way in a corner. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Foundation be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the would have been more than they could stand to have any more While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, opportunities to fix the problem. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in face against her father's arm. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way indeed suffering enough. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" Foundation Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a I hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it life led by the family during these two months, must have made him would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There movements. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more light in the room. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay redistribution. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked came back. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without before. compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Franz Kafka two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she expression in her eyes. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Grete. impose on them. Language: English towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than shame and regret. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she was already the end of March, after all. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR slightly. In this way they went round the room several times only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project I of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Title: Metamorphosis with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in disappear. Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Foundation After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I I own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for 1.F. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at done things. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Foundation overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible movements. Gutenberg-tm License. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite electronic works mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and never to have to open the door unless it was especially "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt over to the window where they remained with their arms around each quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief would have been more than they could stand to have any more three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. first to get up and stretch out her young body. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space redistribution. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their him to spare Gregor's life. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the below. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still I confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, the handle of the door to open it completely. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to people in all walks of life. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Franz Kafka lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body that this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated