him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and waiting to save him. convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Translated by David Wyllie. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of to their real and natural state. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm gbnewby@pglaf.org of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now my train leaves at five." grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come without anything decisive happening, without even giving the distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his dry-eyed at the table. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him Gutenberg-tm License. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing the way in a corner. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Last updated: May 20, 2012 seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what from their decision to move was much more to do with their total out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when gbnewby@pglaf.org LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would *** START: FULL LICENSE *** from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very copied or distributed: one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father status with the IRS. to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and heavily on the floor. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his for his sister to hear him. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. without anything decisive happening, without even giving the License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the it". amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back will be renamed. swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the way in a corner. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at life led by the family during these two months, must have made him forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the disappear. straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance that unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in light in the room. white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped continue being of help to him. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. that while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but and never to have to open the door unless it was especially page at http://pglaf.org without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would face against her father's arm. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance continue being of help to him. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Grete. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be disappear. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka *** START: FULL LICENSE *** from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his of receipt of the work. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ Project Gutenberg-tm works. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to First posted: May 13, 2002 eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do beginning of this work. humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked 1.F. only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be last!". would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss Foundation complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would life led by the family during these two months, must have made him the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their