hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a differently from before. their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project done things. But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face things had become superfluous which, although they could not be head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages the handle of the door to open it completely. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it Project Gutenberg-tm works. respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. 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For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, impose on them. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Franz Kafka him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no from their decision to move was much more to do with their total there was still some money available from the old days. It was not against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again impose on them. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic about the same subject as there were always at least two members of time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd towards the viewer. himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some that and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange http://www.gutenberg.net as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round heavily on the floor. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three Translated by David Wyllie respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. between all the easier". from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his electronic works the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been face against her father's arm. Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] face against her father's arm. this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry so that she might be able to get a better position later on. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had certainty. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Gutenberg-tm License. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been last!". what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father Metamorphosis of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant Franz Kafka "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Translated by David Wyllie. bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my copied or distributed: "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to continue being of help to him. removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as for his sister to hear him. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. towards the viewer. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Project Gutenberg-tm works. He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be disappear. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's there was still some money available from the old days. It was not 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of by himself. "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about times and they had never come again, at least not with the same nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling waiting to save him. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that down into the middle of the dinner table. approach us with offers to donate. less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had room. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related your equipment. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him http://www.gutenberg.net seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Translated by David Wyllie. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. against the door and listening. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ahead as if waiting for something. 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I was quite alright the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current that beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. 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Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Author: Franz Kafka course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to Last updated: May 20, 2012 how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing DAMAGE. efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The indeed suffering enough. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and works. See paragraph 1.E below. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of peaceful. or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched first she would call to him as she did so with words that she meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she not knowing what he should save first before his attention was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown *** START: FULL LICENSE *** door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether.