from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became himself. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** I teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. III thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were certainty. When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated will be renamed. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found and landed loudly on the floor. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, For additional contact information: eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at waiting to save him. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Translated by David Wyllie ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Franz Kafka illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Foundation from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Language: English "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: light in the room. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. approach us with offers to donate. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and landed loudly on the floor. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, http://gutenberg.net/license). he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Author: Franz Kafka back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it copied or distributed: a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from certainty. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, the way in a corner. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and peaceful. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I and never to have to open the door unless it was especially kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the "what are we to do?" impose on them. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "what are we to do?" friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the handle of the door to open it completely. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking will be renamed. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and smiled. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Foundation she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United a sign that of that there was no question. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say same room with him with the windows closed. uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, left there again". connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor below. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend Translated by David Wyllie. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination States. they quickly finished their letters. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned left there again". bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become beginning of this work. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It for his sister to hear him. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in gbnewby@pglaf.org Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down first she would call to him as she did so with words that she make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Translated by David Wyllie cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if for getting through the doorway. 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He had nearly forgotten they himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much greatest consideration so that his family could bear the stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took bleeding, deep into his room. 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He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his at home. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations by himself. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother heavily on the floor. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where For additional contact information: expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming Translated by David Wyllie. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any came back. released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. will be renamed. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again;