grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), differently from before. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Translated by David Wyllie. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, came back. there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the himself. Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and wept so that his powerful chest shook. expression in her eyes. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could without anything decisive happening, without even giving the left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was 1.F. room. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too towards the viewer. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any between all the easier". other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat copied or distributed: like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is Foundation legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort came back. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE so that she might be able to get a better position later on. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Literary Archive Foundation Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. electronic works they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular the handle of the door to open it completely. editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose continue being of help to him. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed heavily on the floor. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate shame and regret. possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the face against her father's arm. expression in her eyes. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Literary Archive Foundation controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but him to spare Gregor's life. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of approach us with offers to donate. in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Translated by David Wyllie himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version expression in her eyes. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Translated by David Wyllie. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Literary Archive Foundation be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really ways including including checks, online payments and credit card sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Franz Kafka re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a Translated by David Wyllie exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gutenberg-tm License. rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT Author: Franz Kafka completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock so that she might be able to get a better position later on. access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and wept so that his powerful chest shook. left there again". out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not First posted: May 13, 2002 and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward a sign that of that there was no question. against the door and listening. protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and 1.E.9. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in States. to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, before. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and for his sister to hear him. "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to I future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or last!". doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when and smiled. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to things had become superfluous which, although they could not be would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was DAMAGE. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In differently from before. Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Dr. Gregory B. Newby Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without Gutenberg-tm License. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He before. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned Author: Franz Kafka Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For before. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. your equipment. there was still some money available from the old days. It was not it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the III situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than Foundation slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. beginning of this work. samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his broad to get it all underneath. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right I of receipt of the work. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had