whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the heavily on the floor. floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when expression in her eyes. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Chief Executive and Director rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method waiting to save him. I Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH there was still some money available from the old days. It was not possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Author: Franz Kafka For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his and wept so that his powerful chest shook. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Translated by David Wyllie. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. Chief Executive and Director Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in I 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, and smiled. him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with III uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a before. the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Last updated: May 20, 2012 this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before shame and regret. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." III the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the copied or distributed: the sight of this and all its noise. mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say towards the viewer. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague life led by the family during these two months, must have made him stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and never to have to open the door unless it was especially a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and at home. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Translated by David Wyllie. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home my train leaves at five." Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very about the same subject as there were always at least two members of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without greatest consideration so that his family could bear the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project the way in a corner. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, face against her father's arm. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the him to spare Gregor's life. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak Translated by David Wyllie. it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he gbnewby@pglaf.org first she would call to him as she did so with words that she this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding broad to get it all underneath. When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the Foundation Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium ways including including checks, online payments and credit card door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did copied or distributed: Translator: David Wyllie "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Franz Kafka had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his http://gutenberg.net/license). She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. at home. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees expression in her eyes. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but Translated by David Wyllie with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on people in all walks of life. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the himself. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his times and they had never come again, at least not with the same structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; and smiled. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Translated by David Wyllie living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father greatest consideration so that his family could bear the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; without anything decisive happening, without even giving the help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned will be renamed. works. See paragraph 1.E below.