with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, 1.F. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father at this thought. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many stick, then, finally, all was quiet. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but at home. listening to the evening conversation about what price they had he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Literary Archive Foundation was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his left there again". Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also light in the room. thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at travelling salesmen. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he Author: Franz Kafka himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes shame and regret. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; times and they had never come again, at least not with the same were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent particular state visit http://pglaf.org himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" against the door and listening. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have just to move about the home, every other day would be spent definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of left there again". all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, was not a loss but a great advantage. politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her first she would call to him as she did so with words that she - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room done things. Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in First posted: May 13, 2002 all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work impose on them. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He certainty. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but of receipt of the work. From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Translator: David Wyllie to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both III that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance *** START: FULL LICENSE *** work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of gbnewby@pglaf.org the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without things had become superfluous which, although they could not be So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Project Gutenberg-tm works. things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by down the room. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back had kept free without any necklace or collar. himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by before. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE would have been more than they could stand to have any more a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was him to spare Gregor's life. of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed your equipment. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen consciousness. second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever that it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the waiting to save him. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT First posted: May 13, 2002 achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On disappear. consciousness. were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 1.E.9. Franz Kafka the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and wept so that his powerful chest shook. very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the