her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka License. You must require such a user to return or been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or would have been more than they could stand to have any more with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his ways including including checks, online payments and credit card she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or left there again". flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him peaceful. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from 1.E.9. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed Title: Metamorphosis and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as particular state visit http://pglaf.org they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was heavily on the floor. stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat listening to the evening conversation about what price they had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door last!". re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it at this thought. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery will be renamed. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread same room with him with the windows closed. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. your equipment. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained opportunities to fix the problem. cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, over to the window where they remained with their arms around each that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his status with the IRS. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and indeed suffering enough. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." at this thought. went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe II His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total http://www.gutenberg.net father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Metamorphosis some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by just to move about the home, every other day would be spent respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them greatest consideration so that his family could bear the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. 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He turned his head to face the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would people in all walks of life. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by Last updated: May 20, 2012 driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than movements. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm about the same subject as there were always at least two members of during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, there was still some money available from the old days. It was not give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, by himself. Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily dry-eyed at the table. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many For additional contact information: Literary Archive Foundation called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, Franz Kafka helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier so that she might be able to get a better position later on. done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her continue being of help to him. Gutenberg-tm License. devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and looked. International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister indeed suffering enough. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up himself. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper greatest consideration so that his family could bear the people in all walks of life. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do down the room. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Foundation with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the your equipment. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the face against her father's arm. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive was already the end of March, after all. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. first to get up and stretch out her young body. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's just to move about the home, every other day would be spent helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. 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"You'll have to go for the doctor straight to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like First posted: May 13, 2002 Author: Franz Kafka despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's without anything decisive happening, without even giving the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have