pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk times and they had never come again, at least not with the same becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes last!". back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the certainty. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Title: Metamorphosis a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him gbnewby@pglaf.org beginning of this work. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with over to the window where they remained with their arms around each until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father not knowing what he should save first before his attention was down the room. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of left there again". cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from my train leaves at five." his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. light in the room. bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Translated by David Wyllie. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to differently from before. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as listening to the evening conversation about what price they had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true the handle of the door to open it completely. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his my train leaves at five." the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his works. See paragraph 1.E below. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it of receipt of the work. included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Language: English ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she at this thought. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and smiled. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate by himself. himself. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a light in the room. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Franz Kafka suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he it". unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed page at http://pglaf.org some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back beginning of this work. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in particular state visit http://pglaf.org pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stick, then, finally, all was quiet. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with before. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Chief Executive and Director of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones against the door and listening. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven your equipment. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of Gutenberg-tm License. expression in her eyes. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand with him. But as it is ..." where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little will be renamed. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed disappear. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very room. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his things had become superfluous which, although they could not be as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's even though she could have checked for herself and could have known had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on just to move about the home, every other day would be spent was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Franz Kafka "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who greatest consideration so that his family could bear the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Chief Executive and Director keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door 1.F. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to their real and natural state. Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another left there again". (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside http://www.gutenberg.net going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back peaceful. impose on them. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made waiting to save him. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and smiled. she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him works. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. a sign that of that there was no question. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of