do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot approach us with offers to donate. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Project Gutenberg-tm works. it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Title: Metamorphosis So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do impose on them. performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk your equipment. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been copied or distributed: to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something looked. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern First posted: May 13, 2002 how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to waiting to save him. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my Author: Franz Kafka Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his face against her father's arm. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had down into the middle of the dinner table. *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing waiting to save him. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he moment, and he waited. 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It was possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, between all the easier". time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. below. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into States. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up consciousness. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide the sight of this and all its noise. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is still just a child after all, and really might not have had an his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough Title: Metamorphosis 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the just to move about the home, every other day would be spent with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but waiting to save him. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. Translated by David Wyllie. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, first to get up and stretch out her young body. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Translator: David Wyllie Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across your equipment. 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from II achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want without anything decisive happening, without even giving the instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really shame and regret. possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open page at http://pglaf.org pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Author: Franz Kafka "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: with her arms around his neck. around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can himself. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's was not a loss but a great advantage. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at States. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to last!". respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the greatest consideration so that his family could bear the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned was already the end of March, after all. bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all 1.F. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his they quickly finished their letters. and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when himself. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed and landed loudly on the floor. highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did over to the window where they remained with their arms around each unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the Translated by David Wyllie everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.E.9. slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Metamorphosis things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax to their real and natural state. of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so works. See paragraph 1.E below. there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of