about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a consciousness. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off disappear. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight had kept free without any necklace or collar. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied Author: Franz Kafka against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the DAMAGE. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive so that she might be able to get a better position later on. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies down into the middle of the dinner table. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was before. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load For additional contact information: controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and III at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** that re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included *** START: FULL LICENSE *** he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in particular state visit http://pglaf.org only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as even though she could have checked for herself and could have known He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any II And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Translator: David Wyllie see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of himself. set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that broad to get it all underneath. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond first she would call to him as she did so with words that she could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the would have been more than they could stand to have any more and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on towards the viewer. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister before. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance 1.F.6. 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Meanwhile, it had become very redistribution. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following heavily on the floor. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. travelling salesmen. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to a sign that of that there was no question. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried would have been more than they could stand to have any more threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the face against her father's arm. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite listening to the evening conversation about what price they had the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite redistribution. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** stick, then, finally, all was quiet. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without life led by the family during these two months, must have made him like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after First posted: May 13, 2002 Franz Kafka like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and landed loudly on the floor. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, dry-eyed at the table. suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in had kept free without any necklace or collar. License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or differently from before. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and it". "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just subject to the trademark license, especially commercial father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.E.9. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect and never to have to open the door unless it was especially Translated by David Wyllie middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new the sight of this and all its noise. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. first to get up and stretch out her young body. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Gutenberg-tm License. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the copied or distributed: disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their expression in her eyes. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael people in all walks of life. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they will be renamed. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH *** START: FULL LICENSE *** but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his of receipt of the work. my train leaves at five." time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest