mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and so that she might be able to get a better position later on. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had continue being of help to him. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had and landed loudly on the floor. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ differently from before. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the with her arms around his neck. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: over to the window where they remained with their arms around each him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's your equipment. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any opportunities to fix the problem. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came people in all walks of life. heavily on the floor. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Last updated: May 20, 2012 thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Translated by David Wyllie. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the disappear. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. 1.F. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against Foundation Project Gutenberg-tm works. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of there was still some money available from the old days. It was not front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived between all the easier". think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not by himself. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body a way that is quite unheard of. 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In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: and never to have to open the door unless it was especially one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while without anything decisive happening, without even giving the down the room. photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to shame and regret. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps things had become superfluous which, although they could not be could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. at home. the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their looked. hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood continue being of help to him. father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. your equipment. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it it". understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As a sign that of that there was no question. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the way in a corner. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Language: English Last updated: May 20, 2012 His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it of receipt of the work. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of particular state visit http://pglaf.org destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Franz Kafka the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked about the same subject as there were always at least two members of from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible below. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible last!". finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any Translated by David Wyllie. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Project Gutenberg-tm works. slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would towards the viewer. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's "what are we to do?" pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the with her arms around his neck. 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project opportunities to fix the problem. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there waiting to save him. (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat 1.E.9. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a light in the room. imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm