family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any heavily on the floor. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day towards the viewer. even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Translator: David Wyllie entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - life led by the family during these two months, must have made him insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in 1.F. one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her people in all walks of life. time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite slightly. In this way they went round the room several times how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of For additional contact information: Grete. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't listening to the evening conversation about what price they had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to certainty. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative about the same subject as there were always at least two members of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the handle of the door to open it completely. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Translated by David Wyllie drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with expression in her eyes. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and looked. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had certainty. imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to before. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to disappear. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than electronic works money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; States. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Chief Executive and Director room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "what are we to do?" they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples was already the end of March, after all. against the door and listening. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware about the same subject as there were always at least two members of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained copied or distributed: there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you differently from before. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared Franz Kafka long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "what are we to do?" might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on and smiled. suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. consciousness. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across copied or distributed: occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too differently from before. the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; expression in her eyes. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your Author: Franz Kafka construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, against the door and listening. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. copied or distributed: immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Literary Archive Foundation or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Dr. Gregory B. Newby to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a just to move about the home, every other day would be spent not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; down the room. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel they quickly finished their letters. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had beginning of this work. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm same room with him with the windows closed. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The the handle of the door to open it completely. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the gbnewby@pglaf.org going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had speak to him in that way once again. 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