startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round slightly. In this way they went round the room several times favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands broad to get it all underneath. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He copied or distributed: Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to their real and natural state. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Language: English attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money of receipt of the work. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic certainty. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had a sign that of that there was no question. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the Project Gutenberg-tm works. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with face against her father's arm. pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for was not a loss but a great advantage. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into I knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Foundation Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the III sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at and landed loudly on the floor. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The III have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had 1.F. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to Translated by David Wyllie way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, Translator: David Wyllie of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we things had become superfluous which, although they could not be He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop between all the easier". out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a over to the window where they remained with their arms around each But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, my train leaves at five." the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at left there again". see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, the handle of the door to open it completely. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but people in all walks of life. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many Translated by David Wyllie. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed and never to have to open the door unless it was especially because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he for his sister to hear him. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. between all the easier". Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. beg of you." 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You can her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the with him. But as it is ..." time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known opportunities to fix the problem. will be renamed. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Author: Franz Kafka warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. would have been more than they could stand to have any more out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner copied or distributed: wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother approach us with offers to donate. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his particular state visit http://pglaf.org him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of status with the IRS. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any status with the IRS. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Literary Archive Foundation stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more *** START: FULL LICENSE *** on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the http://www.gutenberg.net screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole works. See paragraph 1.E below. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant at this thought. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when DAMAGE. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found