company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking people in all walks of life. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.9. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly between all the easier". it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In towards the viewer. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back 1.E.9. do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the he do anything to make them look away. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Translator: David Wyllie should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Literary Archive Foundation must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And subject to the trademark license, especially commercial of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back listening to the evening conversation about what price they had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down with him. But as it is ..." must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it towards the viewer. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, travelling salesmen. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of things had become superfluous which, although they could not be while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: works. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer there was still some money available from the old days. It was not The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived broad to get it all underneath. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" http://www.gutenberg.net entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the below. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty so that she might be able to get a better position later on. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a by himself. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Author: Franz Kafka with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that still just a child after all, and really might not have had an to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven disappear. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after page at http://pglaf.org although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Project Gutenberg-tm works. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his States. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and II would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full light in the room. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Chief Executive and Director carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly had kept free without any necklace or collar. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being things had become superfluous which, although they could not be abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 http://gutenberg.net/license). part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down status with the IRS. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Franz Kafka last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would have been more than they could stand to have any more line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight greatest consideration so that his family could bear the towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers certainty. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something with her arms around his neck. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Translated by David Wyllie. two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed and wept so that his powerful chest shook. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of indeed suffering enough. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his waiting to save him. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as face against her father's arm. from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of looked. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light page at http://pglaf.org that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated waiting to save him. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and down into the middle of the dinner table. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is before. parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and wept so that his powerful chest shook. sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Translated by David Wyllie must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently DAMAGE. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the "what are we to do?" think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate times and they had never come again, at least not with the same respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office and landed loudly on the floor. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Translated by David Wyllie. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Translator: David Wyllie he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few