doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what same room with him with the windows closed. his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, between all the easier". fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and page at http://pglaf.org anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the they quickly finished their letters. that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the indeed suffering enough. her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his approach us with offers to donate. himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with down the room. now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. came back. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could over to the window where they remained with their arms around each with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With same room with him with the windows closed. set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the handle of the door to open it completely. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any over to the window where they remained with their arms around each It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty Translator: David Wyllie opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, travelling salesmen. how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the the way in a corner. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's times and they had never come again, at least not with the same was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Translator: David Wyllie above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than that three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. beginning of this work. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but against the door and listening. most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and not knowing what he should save first before his attention was phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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We've done all that's and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. Chief Executive and Director how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been electronic works he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, life led by the family during these two months, must have made him him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to their real and natural state. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about shame and regret. The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling indeed suffering enough. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become redistribution. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose gbnewby@pglaf.org people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, and wept so that his powerful chest shook. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended at home. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with done things. they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the impose on them. away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new left there again". "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his he do anything to make them look away. face against her father's arm. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his Franz Kafka whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their Translated by David Wyllie. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to of receipt of the work. wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen the handle of the door to open it completely. left there again". almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that for his sister to hear him. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of face against her father's arm. was already the end of March, after all. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the shame and regret. that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When of receipt of the work. have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa last!". one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance works. stick, then, finally, all was quiet. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. broad to get it all underneath. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, I forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Literary Archive Foundation as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Translated by David Wyllie. become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in the way in a corner. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change he do anything to make them look away. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and expression in her eyes. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter