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Contributions to the Project Gutenberg had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and smiled. 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, first she would call to him as she did so with words that she on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm below. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up it". thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend opportunities to fix the problem. Title: Metamorphosis their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project slightly. In this way they went round the room several times idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, down into the middle of the dinner table. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to License. You must require such a user to return or was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any License. You must require such a user to return or Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the same room with him with the windows closed. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them I Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. For additional contact information: see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone your equipment. would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded he do anything to make them look away. and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Grete. permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Translated by David Wyllie. against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who was not a loss but a great advantage. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly light in the room. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came the sight of this and all its noise. only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would III such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her Dr. Gregory B. Newby 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time left there again". lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day approach us with offers to donate. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to the way in a corner. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw continue being of help to him. about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever Language: English probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again first to get up and stretch out her young body. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from before. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full expression in her eyes. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and at home. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he 1.E.9. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was just to move about the home, every other day would be spent Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Last updated: May 20, 2012 their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is first to get up and stretch out her young body. instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned approach us with offers to donate. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Franz Kafka to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had Grete. access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood stick, then, finally, all was quiet. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, left there again". towards the viewer. as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which first she would call to him as she did so with words that she him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole subject to the trademark license, especially commercial coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement of receipt of the work. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at the handle of the door to open it completely. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the and wept so that his powerful chest shook. - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. same room with him with the windows closed. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be first to get up and stretch out her young body. distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the sight of this and all its noise. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Language: English the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Author: Franz Kafka because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self License. You must require such a user to return or his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring http://gutenberg.net/license). Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, face against her father's arm. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, First posted: May 13, 2002 the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the not knowing what he should save first before his attention was bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there at home. screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his at home. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they your equipment. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, against the door and listening. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the