collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of receipt of the work. "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Grete. DAMAGE. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Foundation Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had and landed loudly on the floor. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Franz Kafka probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the copied or distributed: Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. consciousness. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound Franz Kafka complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept things had become superfluous which, although they could not be has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the http://www.gutenberg.net trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you had kept free without any necklace or collar. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and and smiled. Translated by David Wyllie. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found came back. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for Author: Franz Kafka "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the handle of the door to open it completely. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Translated by David Wyllie. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. done things. had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the continue being of help to him. his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. the sight of this and all its noise. Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the first to get up and stretch out her young body. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Foundation "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie by himself. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." travelling salesmen. http://www.gutenberg.net her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Grete. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at "what are we to do?" set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe looked. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of works. See paragraph 1.E below. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if was already the end of March, after all. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or will be renamed. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting down into the middle of the dinner table. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of http://www.gutenberg.net freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when would have been more than they could stand to have any more as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to done things. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Translator: David Wyllie only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Literary Archive Foundation he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Grete. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than light in the room. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, at home. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in differently from before. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried things had become superfluous which, although they could not be warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. certainty. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in your written explanation. 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We've done all that's before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Franz Kafka for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him III samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and I could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he between all the easier". looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles