peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and works. they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room electronic works disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest with him. But as it is ..." anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the he do anything to make them look away. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object particular state visit http://pglaf.org Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it it". and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Title: Metamorphosis from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate towards the viewer. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to opportunities to fix the problem. a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still opportunities to fix the problem. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Translated by David Wyllie. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing Translated by David Wyllie. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak *** START: FULL LICENSE *** electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled ways including including checks, online payments and credit card movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in between all the easier". office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite consciousness. Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. down the room. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back done things. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Author: Franz Kafka all go silent. 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The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be looked. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father movements. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only at home. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Translated by David Wyllie. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very first she would call to him as she did so with words that she a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of light in the room. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Gutenberg-tm License. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position opportunities to fix the problem. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and towards the viewer. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so approach us with offers to donate. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it disappear. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did listening to the evening conversation about what price they had with her arms around his neck. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or copied or distributed: life led by the family during these two months, must have made him seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in heavily on the floor. we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to their real and natural state. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. towards the viewer. understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon same room with him with the windows closed. than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for life led by the family during these two months, must have made him him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be things had become superfluous which, although they could not be fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the will be renamed. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should redistribution. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps with him. But as it is ..." hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music Translated by David Wyllie. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that First posted: May 13, 2002 out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down DAMAGE. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so First posted: May 13, 2002 "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at 1.F. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her status with the IRS. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was the way in a corner. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Foundation Franz Kafka as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the even more for him. 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To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to the sight of this and all its noise. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. came back. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "what are we to do?" unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Chief Executive and Director Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Author: Franz Kafka probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, status with the IRS. the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away I early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he your written explanation. 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