how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself face against her father's arm. I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to works. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could even though she could have checked for herself and could have known couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered the handle of the door to open it completely. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand *** START: FULL LICENSE *** slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked beginning of this work. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. times and they had never come again, at least not with the same ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally shame and regret. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all light in the room. So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's License. You must require such a user to return or Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic not knowing what he should save first before his attention was and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework slightly. In this way they went round the room several times immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a shame and regret. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. First posted: May 13, 2002 stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See he do anything to make them look away. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in him like a wild man. 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At first he moved it because, with no other room free where understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear redistribution. beginning of this work. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely dry-eyed at the table. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Translator: David Wyllie could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm himself. electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Franz Kafka mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the they quickly finished their letters. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if between all the easier". cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister works. See paragraph 1.E below. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with him. But as it is ..." to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Author: Franz Kafka reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their your equipment. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying still just a child after all, and really might not have had an SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any that The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto "what are we to do?" anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked towards the viewer. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how room. and smiled. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Translated by David Wyllie. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present left there again". she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've listening to the evening conversation about what price they had number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity there was still some money available from the old days. It was not sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very a sign that of that there was no question. PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself first she would call to him as she did so with words that she hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not first she would call to him as she did so with words that she 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of for his sister to hear him. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been even though she could have checked for herself and could have known wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to him to spare Gregor's life. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that left there again". quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared not knowing what he should save first before his attention was one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And looked. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, greatest consideration so that his family could bear the reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 1.F. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth differently from before. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her works. See paragraph 1.E below. from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something