couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the 1.E.9. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated had kept free without any necklace or collar. sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Grete. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could light in the room. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest down the room. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously down into the middle of the dinner table. face against her father's arm. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists beginning of this work. was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after was already the end of March, after all. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father by himself. down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, continue being of help to him. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the redistribution. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the face against her father's arm. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding certainty. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be 1.E.9. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed last!". had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling will be renamed. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner II Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ways including including checks, online payments and credit card there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked "what are we to do?" Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of face against her father's arm. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be 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 imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Translated by David Wyllie. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it Translated by David Wyllie might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his they quickly finished their letters. a sign that of that there was no question. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Literary Archive Foundation to their real and natural state. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could he do anything to make them look away. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck ways including including checks, online payments and credit card They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. waiting to save him. the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the particular state visit http://pglaf.org keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to I Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the heavily on the floor. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost heavily on the floor. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by consciousness. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again had kept free without any necklace or collar. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. indeed suffering enough. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would was already the end of March, after all. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still 1.F. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can of receipt of the work. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it my train leaves at five." Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at subject to the trademark license, especially commercial shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden works. See paragraph 1.E below. while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the handle of the door to open it completely. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at even though she could have checked for herself and could have known you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had below. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular Translator: David Wyllie enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I left there again". prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load