their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight III stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed http://www.gutenberg.net Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's consciousness. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. Language: English a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the impose on them. coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of States. dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a ground one at a time. 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"I declare here and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Author: Franz Kafka wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be certainty. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, by himself. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of my train leaves at five." help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Foundation "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with him. But as it is ..." useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands works. See paragraph 1.E below. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite just to move about the home, every other day would be spent unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel towards the viewer. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself III Section 4. 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The lad only ever hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is indeed suffering enough. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let States. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the that her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and landed loudly on the floor. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like http://gutenberg.net/license). Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said without anything decisive happening, without even giving the This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with for his sister to hear him. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. Translated by David Wyllie. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that broad to get it all underneath. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do consciousness. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that DAMAGE. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being DAMAGE. LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door 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 and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy heavily on the floor. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite Franz Kafka Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in 1.F.2. 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"He isn't well, please believe by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro For additional contact information: Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few light in the room. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was already the end of March, after all. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at peaceful. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Translated by David Wyllie. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up impose on them. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied