the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and before. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him certainty. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be was already the end of March, after all. like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too shame and regret. part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. and smiled. which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project by himself. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more shame and regret. It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as and smiled. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, impose on them. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Author: Franz Kafka unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit works. See paragraph 1.E below. They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found beginning of this work. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it". something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry continue being of help to him. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked they quickly finished their letters. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too travelling salesmen. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To shame and regret. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the II sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock the handle of the door to open it completely. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore For additional contact information: slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Translated by David Wyllie. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more before. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load at this thought. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would III that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and smiled. have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.F. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down without anything decisive happening, without even giving the friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by listening to the evening conversation about what price they had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to copied or distributed: morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar Foundation incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the done things. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email had kept free without any necklace or collar. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, had kept free without any necklace or collar. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" there was still some money available from the old days. It was not struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Last updated: May 20, 2012 room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did first she would call to him as she did so with words that she any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that before. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from even though she could have checked for herself and could have known stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Author: Franz Kafka Language: English one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Franz Kafka would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the before. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do gbnewby@pglaf.org while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily chosen! Travelling day in and day out. 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"That's what I said", replied the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange the handle of the door to open it completely. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented had kept free without any necklace or collar. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she light in the room. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of