father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Chief Executive and Director was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which to their real and natural state. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Author: Franz Kafka to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. expression in her eyes. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. and smiled. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every still just a child after all, and really might not have had an law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as status with the IRS. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the 1.F. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white that outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a between all the easier". had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from travelling salesmen. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, to their real and natural state. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be ways including including checks, online payments and credit card lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a waiting to save him. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as waiting to save him. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to differently from before. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become without anything decisive happening, without even giving the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the way in a corner. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project with him. But as it is ..." on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they stick, then, finally, all was quiet. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother first to get up and stretch out her young body. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff gbnewby@pglaf.org that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers and smiled. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" light in the room. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Author: Franz Kafka there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had down the room. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister 1.E.9. word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Grete. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Literary Archive Foundation did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back peaceful. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Franz Kafka quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday below. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving works. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and wept so that his powerful chest shook. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself peaceful. anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the copied or distributed: Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right and never to have to open the door unless it was especially last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she will be renamed. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him not knowing what he should save first before his attention was him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite without anything decisive happening, without even giving the off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up Chief Executive and Director the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at the handle of the door to open it completely. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; waiting to save him. to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. face against her father's arm. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the way in a corner. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the approach us with offers to donate. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg same room with him with the windows closed. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Author: Franz Kafka returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer differently from before. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently http://gutenberg.net/license). "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the people in all walks of life. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any II