courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply by himself. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Literary Archive Foundation getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more left there again". your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his beginning of this work. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower your equipment. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated approach us with offers to donate. with him. But as it is ..." his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Translated by David Wyllie. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him your equipment. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the handle of the door to open it completely. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown down the room. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Translated by David Wyllie. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his before. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much Author: Franz Kafka backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose copied or distributed: disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.E.9. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly he do anything to make them look away. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the against the door and listening. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what there was still some money available from the old days. It was not that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the sight of this and all its noise. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and wept so that his powerful chest shook. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved electronic works his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been my train leaves at five." about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, gbnewby@pglaf.org home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so over to the window where they remained with their arms around each fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his they quickly finished their letters. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 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. 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The other two held their hands behind their backs and how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they indeed suffering enough. "what are we to do?" look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on subject to the trademark license, especially commercial this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. room. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered things had become superfluous which, although they could not be mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite my train leaves at five." around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before same room with him with the windows closed. the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Author: Franz Kafka At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole License. You must require such a user to return or his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with her arms around his neck. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very http://gutenberg.net/license). hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the Translated by David Wyllie. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property Translated by David Wyllie. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the Title: Metamorphosis respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Foundation they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. 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This morning, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the the way in a corner. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie impose on them. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke