could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff down the room. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her subject to the trademark license, especially commercial concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Foundation even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. my train leaves at five." on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Literary Archive Foundation assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly room. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles first she would call to him as she did so with words that she hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm slightly. In this way they went round the room several times broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father down into the middle of the dinner table. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy beginning of this work. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the and landed loudly on the floor. lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had himself. continue being of help to him. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible approach us with offers to donate. think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his movements. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go impose on them. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk http://gutenberg.net/license). because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the for his sister to hear him. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's broad to get it all underneath. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours Author: Franz Kafka and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very redistribution. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, continue being of help to him. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. electronic works recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used life led by the family during these two months, must have made him understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would States. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a him to spare Gregor's life. He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the III Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the handle of the door to open it completely. just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the States. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by States. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there opportunities to fix the problem. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Project Gutenberg-tm works. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself 1.F. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the movements. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder and never to have to open the door unless it was especially they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 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 the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's Translated by David Wyllie. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing Last updated: May 20, 2012 attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did waiting to save him. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her to their real and natural state. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his heavily on the floor. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get down into the middle of the dinner table. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly DAMAGE. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of