pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt ways including including checks, online payments and credit card thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the light in the room. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. at home. he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still expression in her eyes. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to States. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from and never to have to open the door unless it was especially set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on done things. and landed loudly on the floor. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that light in the room. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good http://gutenberg.net/license). And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, my train leaves at five." door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Franz Kafka as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room electronic works him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. 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Gregor was so resentful of it Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move II 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's below. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced expression in her eyes. expression in her eyes. Translated by David Wyllie. backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only certainty. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, shame and regret. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Translator: David Wyllie there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the sight of this and all its noise. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated movements. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would page at http://pglaf.org on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Franz Kafka the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw it". And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with him. But as it is ..." which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm first to get up and stretch out her young body. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when at this thought. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did the handle of the door to open it completely. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight shame and regret. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was came back. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would have been more than they could stand to have any more with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, gbnewby@pglaf.org and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break Author: Franz Kafka is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous was not a loss but a great advantage. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see face against her father's arm. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more.