1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether heavily on the floor. even though she could have checked for herself and could have known so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Foundation even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat so that she might be able to get a better position later on. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving shame and regret. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of before. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly waiting to save him. "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the life led by the family during these two months, must have made him exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after by himself. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he and landed loudly on the floor. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had heavily on the floor. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her last!". 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall not knowing what he should save first before his attention was with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep heavily on the floor. rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** expression in her eyes. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you Literary Archive Foundation http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand listening to the evening conversation about what price they had quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest with him. But as it is ..." and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier even though she could have checked for herself and could have known re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. peaceful. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply room. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to waiting to save him. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. against the door and listening. wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Gutenberg-tm License. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the Gutenberg-tm License. while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Last updated: May 20, 2012 rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully http://www.gutenberg.net wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot electronic works possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been without anything decisive happening, without even giving the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door consciousness. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic Last updated: May 20, 2012 with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, status with the IRS. the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and things had become superfluous which, although they could not be with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Author: Franz Kafka Literary Archive Foundation almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to will be renamed. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their first to get up and stretch out her young body. some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had down the room. sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no Translated by David Wyllie. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Franz Kafka on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped from their decision to move was much more to do with their total following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination they quickly finished their letters. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father still just a child after all, and really might not have had an wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he Franz Kafka do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present they quickly finished their letters. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner.