one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. gbnewby@pglaf.org he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes and landed loudly on the floor. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Language: English provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, against the door and listening. speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was from their decision to move was much more to do with their total flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, I unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the down into the middle of the dinner table. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much listening to the evening conversation about what price they had up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his towards the viewer. with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired consciousness. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's expression in her eyes. do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar For additional contact information: while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the differently from before. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE impose on them. as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The impose on them. to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was II middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, light in the room. clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's below. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Chief Executive and Director permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about continue being of help to him. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in life led by the family during these two months, must have made him service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on him to spare Gregor's life. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the handle of the door to open it completely. this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and movements. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Foundation the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** II carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could status with the IRS. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell was already the end of March, after all. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, below. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with they quickly finished their letters. explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her your equipment. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been Franz Kafka does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself differently from before. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way electronic works terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the down the room. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from beginning of this work. as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Grete. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions times and they had never come again, at least not with the same grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Chief Executive and Director that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from broad to get it all underneath. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited light in the room. received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had dry-eyed at the table. with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. travelling salesmen. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just particular state visit http://pglaf.org open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, they quickly finished their letters. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being him to spare Gregor's life. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to gbnewby@pglaf.org any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived not knowing what he should save first before his attention was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals