couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Grete. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the sight of this and all its noise. vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following from their decision to move was much more to do with their total ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and down the room. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER ground one at a time. 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Additional terms will be linked listening to the evening conversation about what price they had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without II impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his consciousness. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Literary Archive Foundation his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever and there were little balls of dust and filth. 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Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even though she could have checked for herself and could have known if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards done things. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Foundation as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was *** START: FULL LICENSE *** straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body so that she might be able to get a better position later on. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was not a loss but a great advantage. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation that receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy still just a child after all, and really might not have had an of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm III because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Grete. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards dry-eyed at the table. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Last updated: May 20, 2012 rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside below. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps Franz Kafka hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down things had become superfluous which, although they could not be That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had redistribution. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him DAMAGE. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the the way in a corner. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be at this thought. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Translated by David Wyllie might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the towards the viewer. home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain stick, then, finally, all was quiet. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would continue being of help to him. should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Translated by David Wyllie The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down the handle of the door to open it completely. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her done things. was already the end of March, after all. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped below. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple to their real and natural state. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Author: Franz Kafka if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and Translated by David Wyllie "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give face against her father's arm. companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but down the room. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles peaceful. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing certainty. License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had impose on them. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed first to get up and stretch out her young body. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk *** START: FULL LICENSE *** back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister at this thought. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax of receipt of the work. beginning of this work. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which