could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister for his sister to hear him. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared for his sister to hear him. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when Franz Kafka bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of disappear. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he your equipment. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and heavily on the floor. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked that things had become superfluous which, although they could not be business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was already the end of March, after all. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without with her arms around his neck. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that http://www.gutenberg.net protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 1.E.9. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could and wept so that his powerful chest shook. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the expression in her eyes. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a waiting to save him. Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies page at http://pglaf.org even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever approach us with offers to donate. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if page at http://pglaf.org Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of License. You must require such a user to return or Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Metamorphosis active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out works. See paragraph 1.E below. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them differently from before. down into the middle of the dinner table. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down movements. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to with him. But as it is ..." noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed greatest consideration so that his family could bear the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Literary Archive Foundation travelling salesmen. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The stick, then, finally, all was quiet. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which works. See paragraph 1.E below. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and over to the window where they remained with their arms around each money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Author: Franz Kafka charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or between all the easier". remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother I no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in at home. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the particular state visit http://pglaf.org key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Franz Kafka will be renamed. towards the viewer. whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm before. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest still just a child after all, and really might not have had an he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it people in all walks of life. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed gbnewby@pglaf.org he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I dry-eyed at the table. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees,