certainty. in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it just to move about the home, every other day would be spent while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost works. See paragraph 1.E below. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. before. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. room. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then waiting to save him. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three works. See paragraph 1.E below. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load himself. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously first to get up and stretch out her young body. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg last!". slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He it". Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and copied or distributed: all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to of receipt of the work. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's himself. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it shame and regret. them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor would have been more than they could stand to have any more enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in same room with him with the windows closed. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and was not a loss but a great advantage. outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a times and they had never come again, at least not with the same be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did the sight of this and all its noise. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to there was still some money available from the old days. It was not flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot Franz Kafka to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer things had become superfluous which, although they could not be darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move http://www.gutenberg.net clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with things had become superfluous which, although they could not be because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" at this thought. This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands For additional contact information: clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, III Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is indeed suffering enough. would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full down the room. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then room. remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with Literary Archive Foundation question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His first to get up and stretch out her young body. very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was Author: Franz Kafka round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps waiting to save him. works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg certainty. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't first to get up and stretch out her young body. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his First posted: May 13, 2002 a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk left there again". and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise I understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple that quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern electronic works the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn my train leaves at five." - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Metamorphosis Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 1.E.9. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm status with the IRS. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was page at http://pglaf.org terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gutenberg-tm License. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room subject to the trademark license, especially commercial had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: over to the window where they remained with their arms around each of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it