any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks towards the viewer. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and would have been more than they could stand to have any more entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the http://gutenberg.net/license). shame and regret. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that gbnewby@pglaf.org phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not first to get up and stretch out her young body. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still works. See paragraph 1.E below. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Translated by David Wyllie unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and smiled. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at consciousness. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; would have been more than they could stand to have any more the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project stick, then, finally, all was quiet. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too I state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his greatest consideration so that his family could bear the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that down the room. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back the sight of this and all its noise. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's dry-eyed at the table. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" Chief Executive and Director onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project Metamorphosis their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if States. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Franz Kafka than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven so that she might be able to get a better position later on. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and never to have to open the door unless it was especially 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat and never to have to open the door unless it was especially is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for *** START: FULL LICENSE *** home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became down the room. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa with him. But as it is ..." wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as broad to get it all underneath. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but first to get up and stretch out her young body. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, status with the IRS. attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned even though she could have checked for herself and could have known made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished with him. But as it is ..." room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Author: Franz Kafka against the door and listening. INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to III room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally himself. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, gbnewby@pglaf.org first to get up and stretch out her young body. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered impose on them. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the handle of the door to open it completely. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other light in the room. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of about the same subject as there were always at least two members of something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Last updated: May 20, 2012 you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight first to get up and stretch out her young body. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and for his sister to hear him. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies towards the viewer. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to their real and natural state. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music without anything decisive happening, without even giving the she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder over to the window where they remained with their arms around each been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they movements. hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him him to spare Gregor's life. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the my train leaves at five." Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did copied or distributed: of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the status with the IRS. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music there was still some money available from the old days. It was not recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father greatest consideration so that his family could bear the partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said http://www.gutenberg.net shame and regret. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do times and they had never come again, at least not with the same a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down