for his sister to hear him. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now "what are we to do?" slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Gutenberg-tm License. expression in her eyes. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's was not a loss but a great advantage. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he 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 had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough will be renamed. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their II her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER Chief Executive and Director provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one would have been more than they could stand to have any more not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Grete. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister waiting to save him. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with your equipment. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on before. she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself face against her father's arm. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which works. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Author: Franz Kafka that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Translated by David Wyllie. then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across III efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was 1.E.9. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with and never to have to open the door unless it was especially With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that and smiled. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. beginning of this work. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, will be renamed. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version First posted: May 13, 2002 how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Title: Metamorphosis to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he heavily on the floor. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so Last updated: May 20, 2012 make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about subject to the trademark license, especially commercial to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been dry-eyed at the table. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally himself. Project Gutenberg-tm works. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any particular state visit http://pglaf.org be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the broad to get it all underneath. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so face against her father's arm. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it about the same subject as there were always at least two members of defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, my train leaves at five." catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became with him. But as it is ..." listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock ways including including checks, online payments and credit card anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy your equipment. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their there was still some money available from the old days. It was not as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, first to get up and stretch out her young body. struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room disappear. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Author: Franz Kafka destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was a sign that of that there was no question. a sign that of that there was no question. always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. Franz Kafka Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by things had become superfluous which, although they could not be she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer I heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to movements. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Franz Kafka lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for done things. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with him. But as it is ..." they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the