thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Grete. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation it". just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and works. See paragraph 1.E below. his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend redistribution. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Translated by David Wyllie look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, For additional contact information: construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a things had become superfluous which, although they could not be always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we slightly. In this way they went round the room several times called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but electronic works falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to their real and natural state. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 1.A. 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One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, the sight of this and all its noise. The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made Project Gutenberg-tm works. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance Chief Executive and Director I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to him to spare Gregor's life. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." impose on them. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With that of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and copied or distributed: Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and the handle of the door to open it completely. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. continue being of help to him. trembling shoulders as he left. 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But on the other hand, I must say that if we following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Translated by David Wyllie "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change status with the IRS. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at works. See paragraph 1.E below. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping before. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa disappear. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Project Gutenberg-tm works. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and your equipment. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Literary Archive Foundation Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gutenberg-tm License. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when gbnewby@pglaf.org not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very Author: Franz Kafka 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for and landed loudly on the floor. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing a sign that of that there was no question. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he do anything to make them look away. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Translated by David Wyllie. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal ways including including checks, online payments and credit card was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy 1.E.7. 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The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Chief Executive and Director future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is first she would call to him as she did so with words that she still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we broad to get it all underneath. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to stick, then, finally, all was quiet. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of Franz Kafka spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his shame and regret. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the movements. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight gbnewby@pglaf.org for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the For additional contact information: importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he and smiled. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Translated by David Wyllie with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated your equipment. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing they quickly finished their letters. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her certainty. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The page at http://pglaf.org the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room beginning of this work. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his life led by the family during these two months, must have made him work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Metamorphosis look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face face against her father's arm. from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner over to the window where they remained with their arms around each he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, certainty. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the