with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out http://gutenberg.net/license). middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had works. question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her works. See paragraph 1.E below. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other "what are we to do?" the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Foundation father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Translator: David Wyllie 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; it". trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or Gutenberg-tm License. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than for his sister to hear him. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few peaceful. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish http://gutenberg.net/license). The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out indeed suffering enough. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had done things. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Translated by David Wyllie. pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had approach us with offers to donate. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before and smiled. was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Author: Franz Kafka remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other and never to have to open the door unless it was especially they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. Metamorphosis he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that 1.E.9. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little they quickly finished their letters. couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the even though she could have checked for herself and could have known thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of looked. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to 1.F. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It dry-eyed at the table. some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, himself. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner even though she could have checked for herself and could have known just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further was already the end of March, after all. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal page at http://pglaf.org closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do between all the easier". little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular times and they had never come again, at least not with the same she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her Translated by David Wyllie there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt Last updated: May 20, 2012 important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly 1.F. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to between all the easier". to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." electronic works from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Translated by David Wyllie. where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Chief Executive and Director from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had subject to the trademark license, especially commercial - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from and never to have to open the door unless it was especially in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so http://www.gutenberg.net the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that stick, then, finally, all was quiet. a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Foundation that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would a sign that of that there was no question. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** below. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut same room with him with the windows closed. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and greatest consideration so that his family could bear the done things. would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Franz Kafka But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered Chief Executive and Director probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg from their decision to move was much more to do with their total angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or peaceful. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than before. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his copied or distributed: written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no first to get up and stretch out her young body. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from gbnewby@pglaf.org chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space electronic works until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important beginning of this work. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be times and they had never come again, at least not with the same stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's by himself. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do For additional contact information: cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would Dr. Gregory B. Newby idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if indeed suffering enough. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder came back. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her opportunities to fix the problem. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with