shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the against the door and listening. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Project Gutenberg-tm works. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him impose on them. Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit without anything decisive happening, without even giving the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a they quickly finished their letters. Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, him to spare Gregor's life. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the him to spare Gregor's life. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed stick, then, finally, all was quiet. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did so that she might be able to get a better position later on. probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Foundation boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with even though she could have checked for herself and could have known good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first done things. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Last updated: May 20, 2012 see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite last!". wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to at home. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Grete. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make came back. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, below. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more First posted: May 13, 2002 father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there things had become superfluous which, although they could not be had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with page at http://pglaf.org suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something disappear. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to works. PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it not knowing what he should save first before his attention was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, he do anything to make them look away. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies in copious fur. 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What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him travelling salesmen. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only 1.F.1. 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But it became do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of greatest consideration so that his family could bear the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his face against her father's arm. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Translated by David Wyllie of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they redistribution. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white I http://gutenberg.net/license). "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and stick, then, finally, all was quiet. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward 1.F. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard certainty. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the gbnewby@pglaf.org ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all movements. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Franz Kafka trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as my train leaves at five." joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had down the room. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Author: Franz Kafka why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely not knowing what he should save first before his attention was promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all III His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor greatest consideration so that his family could bear the No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was down into the middle of the dinner table. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, heavily on the floor. came back. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Foundation was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing came back. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with your equipment. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "what are we to do?" staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had 1.E.9. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Last updated: May 20, 2012 before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible opportunities to fix the problem. and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they quickly finished their letters. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if