at home. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or http://www.gutenberg.net pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his just to move about the home, every other day would be spent works. hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner broad to get it all underneath. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it things had become superfluous which, although they could not be head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore down the room. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had for his sister to hear him. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with http://www.gutenberg.net though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it before. Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came *** START: FULL LICENSE *** keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already and wept so that his powerful chest shook. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister was already the end of March, after all. and smiled. able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary not knowing what he should save first before his attention was completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats down into the middle of the dinner table. copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he that secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate life led by the family during these two months, must have made him again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All consciousness. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she people in all walks of life. while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving between all the easier". 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free room. 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then not knowing what he should save first before his attention was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to status with the IRS. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without First posted: May 13, 2002 the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He heavily on the floor. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to last!". he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough heavily on the floor. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon still just a child after all, and really might not have had an easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away Translated by David Wyllie was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more he do anything to make them look away. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly travelling salesmen. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be I suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by by himself. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the first she would call to him as she did so with words that she your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He he do anything to make them look away. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations II already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched page at http://pglaf.org finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel to their real and natural state. the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the people in all walks of life. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current http://gutenberg.net/license). become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father it". by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and smiled. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as last!". thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then last!". Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" your equipment. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while will be renamed. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. I required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we things had become superfluous which, although they could not be calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important Metamorphosis outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately,