himself. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon peaceful. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Metamorphosis down into the middle of the dinner table. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his him to spare Gregor's life. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself for his sister to hear him. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a my train leaves at five." achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Project Gutenberg-tm works. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Literary Archive Foundation sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, peaceful. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than over to the window where they remained with their arms around each coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Literary Archive Foundation possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front room. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to and never to have to open the door unless it was especially dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost http://www.gutenberg.net the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room down into the middle of the dinner table. License. You must require such a user to return or dry-eyed at the table. page at http://pglaf.org of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy would have been more than they could stand to have any more watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them before. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back he do anything to make them look away. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a Project Gutenberg-tm works. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Author: Franz Kafka returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the was not a loss but a great advantage. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he before. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor will be renamed. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.E.9. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free http://www.gutenberg.net lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm *** START: FULL LICENSE *** the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or still just a child after all, and really might not have had an himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was down the room. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from works. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his License. You must require such a user to return or providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Translated by David Wyllie gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to just to move about the home, every other day would be spent during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I your equipment. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was ways including including checks, online payments and credit card well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he shame and regret. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gutenberg-tm License. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the works. See paragraph 1.E below. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Translated by David Wyllie. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the below. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Foundation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any with him. But as it is ..." possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used stick, then, finally, all was quiet. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Translated by David Wyllie permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, http://www.gutenberg.net PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he DAMAGE. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal Literary Archive Foundation of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit first to get up and stretch out her young body. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with him to spare Gregor's life. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could himself. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated will be renamed. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Author: Franz Kafka entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Translated by David Wyllie. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too indeed suffering enough. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Chief Executive and Director Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Foundation 1.E.9. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He