full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the First posted: May 13, 2002 your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking from their decision to move was much more to do with their total his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, from their decision to move was much more to do with their total fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they quickly finished their letters. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom I word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed of receipt of the work. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the down into the middle of the dinner table. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Grete. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would broad to get it all underneath. clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you for his sister to hear him. his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day came back. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Franz Kafka come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing things had become superfluous which, although they could not be family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would page at http://pglaf.org and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not times and they had never come again, at least not with the same anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I still just a child after all, and really might not have had an possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed waiting to save him. thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother just to move about the home, every other day would be spent made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing "what are we to do?" wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but first to get up and stretch out her young body. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old just to move about the home, every other day would be spent their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the they quickly finished their letters. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would approach us with offers to donate. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother him to spare Gregor's life. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a flat. 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They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they listening to the evening conversation about what price they had himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand looked. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's Translated by David Wyllie. a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the electronic works last!". you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to Franz Kafka 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding continue being of help to him. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER with her arms around his neck. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front "what are we to do?" situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no and smiled. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with her arms around his neck. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out from their decision to move was much more to do with their total her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous same room with him with the windows closed. Translated by David Wyllie. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty looked. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Franz Kafka doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly shame and regret. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in