Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by First posted: May 13, 2002 before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door by himself. blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to your equipment. set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. to their real and natural state. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm disappear. should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front down into the middle of the dinner table. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in status with the IRS. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Translated by David Wyllie way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking differently from before. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too against the door and listening. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had he do anything to make them look away. first she would call to him as she did so with words that she the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately consciousness. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." 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And here I am, dying!" and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could Metamorphosis promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived License. You must require such a user to return or Translator: David Wyllie waiting to save him. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room for his sister to hear him. joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have just to move about the home, every other day would be spent interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even Dr. Gregory B. Newby not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern works. parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would status with the IRS. and wept so that his powerful chest shook. then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air III strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud from their decision to move was much more to do with their total were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards stick, then, finally, all was quiet. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" First posted: May 13, 2002 Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had impose on them. close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All certainty. now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with down into the middle of the dinner table. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at came back. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, came back. reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door II long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will DAMAGE. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with he do anything to make them look away. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When done things. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to 1.E.9. one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related waiting to save him. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living the way in a corner. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly looked. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the Translator: David Wyllie the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she approach us with offers to donate. benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff greatest consideration so that his family could bear the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project and smiled. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against subject to the trademark license, especially commercial filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and there was still some money available from the old days. It was not knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile would have been more than they could stand to have any more especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too my train leaves at five." "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was looked. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more.