become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" would have been more than they could stand to have any more must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him not knowing what he should save first before his attention was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not things had become superfluous which, although they could not be around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he *** START: FULL LICENSE *** wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door approach us with offers to donate. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep done things. understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while particular state visit http://pglaf.org stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Author: Franz Kafka not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Foundation out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head face against her father's arm. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was 1.E.9. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the way in a corner. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite a sign that of that there was no question. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.E.9. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His things had become superfluous which, although they could not be things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they last!". him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Franz Kafka he do anything to make them look away. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his waiting to save him. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned last!". smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had gbnewby@pglaf.org respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his done things. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Project Gutenberg-tm works. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary came back. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of down the room. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the II control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get particular state visit http://pglaf.org even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned heavily on the floor. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the broad to get it all underneath. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his works. See paragraph 1.E below. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this himself. on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones heavily on the floor. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that works. See paragraph 1.E below. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the against the door and listening. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Franz Kafka now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just particular state visit http://pglaf.org as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom people in all walks of life. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works opportunities to fix the problem. her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Title: Metamorphosis again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; even though she could have checked for herself and could have known it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little page at http://pglaf.org She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, people in all walks of life. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their came back. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, continue being of help to him. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his works. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an consciousness.