could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his will be renamed. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it First posted: May 13, 2002 an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and status with the IRS. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, works. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of down into the middle of the dinner table. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is will be renamed. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be copied or distributed: careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the 1.E.6. 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Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had works. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Language: English his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Franz Kafka why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand life led by the family during these two months, must have made him door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work particular state visit http://pglaf.org imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his continue being of help to him. That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. they quickly finished their letters. to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. travelling salesmen. beginning of this work. people in all walks of life. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair times and they had never come again, at least not with the same After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had works. See paragraph 1.E below. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and impose on them. rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. same room with him with the windows closed. time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in States. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something "what are we to do?" what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: and landed loudly on the floor. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Author: Franz Kafka to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of consciousness. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing your equipment. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at Franz Kafka gbnewby@pglaf.org at home. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for copied or distributed: an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, first to get up and stretch out her young body. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's status with the IRS. in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and certainty. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by movements. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Chief Executive and Director choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one still just a child after all, and really might not have had an ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. Translated by David Wyllie. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home with her arms around his neck. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. and landed loudly on the floor. cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** people in all walks of life. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each will be renamed. Franz Kafka goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of over to the window where they remained with their arms around each mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Metamorphosis without anything decisive happening, without even giving the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. heavily on the floor. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that with her arms around his neck. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm broad to get it all underneath. prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of works. See paragraph 1.E below. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Author: Franz Kafka inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough was not a loss but a great advantage. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt indeed suffering enough. experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and wept so that his powerful chest shook. "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched people in all walks of life. we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and License. You must require such a user to return or entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this