perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was 1.F. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be so that she might be able to get a better position later on. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The Author: Franz Kafka couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living my train leaves at five." raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. particular state visit http://pglaf.org parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing same room with him with the windows closed. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor it". the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived listening to the evening conversation about what price they had joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with down into the middle of the dinner table. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully dry-eyed at the table. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we and smiled. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact I had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half works. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from 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 hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Author: Franz Kafka sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might consciousness. things had become superfluous which, although they could not be License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and landed loudly on the floor. drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be life led by the family during these two months, must have made him His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came looked. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted II called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously to their real and natural state. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and particular state visit http://pglaf.org as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. it". front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to consciousness. up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was came back. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time would have been more than they could stand to have any more immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in slightly. In this way they went round the room several times seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Title: Metamorphosis heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still last!". with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his approach us with offers to donate. Last updated: May 20, 2012 did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished will be renamed. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All between all the easier". prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that slightly. In this way they went round the room several times around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If your equipment. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest and landed loudly on the floor. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of receipt of the work. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he my train leaves at five." cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would status with the IRS. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is before. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of travelling salesmen. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for Dr. Gregory B. Newby struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door