other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. heavily on the floor. staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. of receipt of the work. parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no down into the middle of the dinner table. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Translated by David Wyllie. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" down the room. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit looked at him in unhappy silence. 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His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in same room with him with the windows closed. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by with him. But as it is ..." http://gutenberg.net/license). broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and impose on them. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his about the same subject as there were always at least two members of able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I from their decision to move was much more to do with their total although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there III finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation below. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, he do anything to make them look away. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project at home. not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was page at http://pglaf.org was not a loss but a great advantage. boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only Franz Kafka clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to life led by the family during these two months, must have made him of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of they quickly finished their letters. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in first she would call to him as she did so with words that she his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Translated by David Wyllie. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. disappear. consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure Translated by David Wyllie a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a shame and regret. movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, http://www.gutenberg.net from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room gbnewby@pglaf.org was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but works. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the people in all walks of life. going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project it". destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property impose on them. head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat gbnewby@pglaf.org strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table of receipt of the work. and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the by himself. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, not knowing what he should save first before his attention was she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as redistribution. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that DAMAGE. a sign that of that there was no question. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 First posted: May 13, 2002 perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The subject to the trademark license, especially commercial the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. License. You must require such a user to return or incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his the handle of the door to open it completely. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his there was still some money available from the old days. It was not not knowing what he should save first before his attention was "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his