the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He *** START: FULL LICENSE *** first to get up and stretch out her young body. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm my train leaves at five." moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his over to the window where they remained with their arms around each hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Metamorphosis indeed suffering enough. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Dr. Gregory B. Newby understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of not knowing what he should save first before his attention was even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of copied or distributed: struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a done things. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on copied or distributed: wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow approach us with offers to donate. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and smiled. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Translated by David Wyllie. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide first to get up and stretch out her young body. the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Gutenberg-tm License. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his of receipt of the work. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Translator: David Wyllie long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would first she would call to him as she did so with words that she slightly. In this way they went round the room several times times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more first to get up and stretch out her young body. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business at home. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making himself. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the disappear. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Translated by David Wyllie. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break impose on them. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him for his sister to hear him. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works with her arms around his neck. vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his not knowing what he should save first before his attention was the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and landed loudly on the floor. chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be against the door and listening. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, came back. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did was already the end of March, after all. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty subject to the trademark license, especially commercial himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on had kept free without any necklace or collar. As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force Franz Kafka we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and works. See paragraph 1.E below. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was Author: Franz Kafka pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he beginning of this work. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was people in all walks of life. bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body but not without looking back at the body. 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They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and at home. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Last updated: May 20, 2012 slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. was already the end of March, after all. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with her arms around his neck. coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then came back. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever first to get up and stretch out her young body. pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO For additional contact information: she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** movements. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and Metamorphosis of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible peaceful. only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all would have been more than they could stand to have any more herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; a sign that of that there was no question. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Title: Metamorphosis Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though,