disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their just to move about the home, every other day would be spent protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his had kept free without any necklace or collar. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would by himself. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of waiting to save him. it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, Franz Kafka screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do DAMAGE. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of redistribution. do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present that hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from so that she might be able to get a better position later on. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself greatest consideration so that his family could bear the number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and smiled. came back. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if slightly. In this way they went round the room several times terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or done things. Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without times and they had never come again, at least not with the same protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was already the end of March, after all. the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project II look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he First posted: May 13, 2002 all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry Author: Franz Kafka a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands and landed loudly on the floor. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when was not a loss but a great advantage. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Last updated: May 20, 2012 about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Project Gutenberg-tm works. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When First posted: May 13, 2002 forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement not knowing what he should save first before his attention was She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not from their decision to move was much more to do with their total grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all looked. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes works. See paragraph 1.E below. and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. Foundation front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm States. explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and down the room. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the way in a corner. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stick, then, finally, all was quiet. that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might slightly. In this way they went round the room several times the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Language: English with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the towards the viewer. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really Grete. my train leaves at five." copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his First posted: May 13, 2002 wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest License. You must require such a user to return or And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left there again". room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each of receipt of the work. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had consciousness. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in Literary Archive Foundation It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned DAMAGE. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Translated by David Wyllie. with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and landed loudly on the floor. enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away same room with him with the windows closed. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Last updated: May 20, 2012 a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite waiting to save him. corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty life led by the family during these two months, must have made him computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled still just a child after all, and really might not have had an protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the handle of the door to open it completely. sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would without anything decisive happening, without even giving the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying