better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared http://gutenberg.net/license). Translated by David Wyllie to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in and never to have to open the door unless it was especially lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more of receipt of the work. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before page at http://pglaf.org his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of first she would call to him as she did so with words that she were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. 1.E.9. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day electronic works her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no against the door and listening. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that the sight of this and all its noise. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Author: Franz Kafka heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced people in all walks of life. disappear. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, travelling salesmen. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of travelling salesmen. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back shame and regret. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from against the door and listening. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. and never to have to open the door unless it was especially off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full people in all walks of life. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project "what are we to do?" coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to indeed suffering enough. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could before. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His your equipment. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his continue being of help to him. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, particular state visit http://pglaf.org Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg-tm License. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut stick, then, finally, all was quiet. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than subject to the trademark license, especially commercial grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay looked. for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him movements. round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body works. between all the easier". stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than at this thought. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating particular state visit http://pglaf.org as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed so that she might be able to get a better position later on. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT benefit of his astonished and delighted family. 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One side of his body lifted itself, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a sign that of that there was no question. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the himself. End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had approach us with offers to donate. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether looked. first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place DAMAGE. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), works. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes people in all walks of life. was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Translated by David Wyllie. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of receipt of the work. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found my train leaves at five." had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Foundation startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door approach us with offers to donate. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was http://gutenberg.net/license). this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had Translated by David Wyllie. while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister and wept so that his powerful chest shook. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at would have been more than they could stand to have any more suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the sight of this and all its noise. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe http://gutenberg.net/license). other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and the way in a corner. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged there was still some money available from the old days. It was not the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with impose on them. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it my train leaves at five." was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something for his sister to hear him. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm continue being of help to him. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. approach us with offers to donate. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of