listening to the evening conversation about what price they had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away room. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the sight of this and all its noise. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a of receipt of the work. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their Gutenberg-tm License. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a not knowing what he should save first before his attention was at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa consciousness. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister a sign that of that there was no question. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was not a loss but a great advantage. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He approach us with offers to donate. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour will be renamed. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed life led by the family during these two months, must have made him they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him movements. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing over to the window where they remained with their arms around each come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did left there again". his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost not knowing what he should save first before his attention was thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Gutenberg-tm License. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way redistribution. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep the sight of this and all its noise. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Chief Executive and Director ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Translated by David Wyllie. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known II about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At greatest consideration so that his family could bear the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At http://www.gutenberg.net rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro will be renamed. make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Author: Franz Kafka helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking before. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was before. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying down into the middle of the dinner table. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be before. broad to get it all underneath. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who about the same subject as there were always at least two members of Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest differently from before. would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some still just a child after all, and really might not have had an room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide was not a loss but a great advantage. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the electronic works while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Chief Executive and Director towards the viewer. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes about the same subject as there were always at least two members of light in the room. opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without approach us with offers to donate. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. at home. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would particular state visit http://pglaf.org "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot copied or distributed: opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their travelling salesmen. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware II were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees shame and regret. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the with her arms around his neck. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Last updated: May 20, 2012 again with the whole weight of his body as needed. 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If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Translator: David Wyllie their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the between all the easier". could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who my train leaves at five." Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see below. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. face against her father's arm. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good before. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they