And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out shame and regret. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, had kept free without any necklace or collar. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO Last updated: May 20, 2012 Franz Kafka soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but Foundation sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend even though she could have checked for herself and could have known had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room below. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke people in all walks of life. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family below. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that same room with him with the windows closed. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had your equipment. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made certainty. provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, still just a child after all, and really might not have had an do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too room. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and done things. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when before. Franz Kafka all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net between all the easier". although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work left there again". sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost indeed suffering enough. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and II earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether works. See paragraph 1.E below. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning himself. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of your equipment. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room even though she could have checked for herself and could have known refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. same room with him with the windows closed. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm http://gutenberg.net/license). again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Translated by David Wyllie. ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to a sign that of that there was no question. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish the sight of this and all its noise. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they I THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Translator: David Wyllie service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. copied or distributed: and smiled. expression in her eyes. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in done things. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the status with the IRS. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the First posted: May 13, 2002 as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Translated by David Wyllie. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust II the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when electronic works defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so continue being of help to him. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Translated by David Wyllie. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living First posted: May 13, 2002 do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is he do anything to make them look away. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an him to spare Gregor's life. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning against the door and listening. clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was electronic works responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Foundation any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching your equipment. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Author: Franz Kafka up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Author: Franz Kafka smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of came back. care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the there was still some money available from the old days. It was not have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If room. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the first to get up and stretch out her young body. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and works. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his at this thought. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the