something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied movements. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's status with the IRS. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as For additional contact information: even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, was not a loss but a great advantage. bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. copied or distributed: one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief below. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it subject to the trademark license, especially commercial that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Gutenberg-tm License. "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the of receipt of the work. creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Metamorphosis work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and never to have to open the door unless it was especially themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the Author: Franz Kafka around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then Translator: David Wyllie left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in approach us with offers to donate. point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated disappear. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated he do anything to make them look away. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Project Gutenberg-tm works. around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his between all the easier". went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - done things. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could times and they had never come again, at least not with the same different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and smiled. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being down into the middle of the dinner table. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to movements. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot at this thought. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already that slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide impose on them. lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had redistribution. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family just to move about the home, every other day would be spent ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could copied or distributed: Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both and smiled. efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and without anything decisive happening, without even giving the amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. still just a child after all, and really might not have had an Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different 1.F. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." done things. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour at home. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just looked. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended life led by the family during these two months, must have made him his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their of receipt of the work. an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was copied or distributed: nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At he do anything to make them look away. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works beginning of this work. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Author: Franz Kafka 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust 1.E.9. unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in him to spare Gregor's life. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot