looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head times and they had never come again, at least not with the same inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go 1.E.9. again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Grete. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the and smiled. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his he do anything to make them look away. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother at this thought. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; from their decision to move was much more to do with their total precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating just to move about the home, every other day would be spent from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw waiting to save him. keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Translated by David Wyllie. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project down the room. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and towards the viewer. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project at home. himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than broad to get it all underneath. hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been things had become superfluous which, although they could not be become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with by himself. look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The people in all walks of life. impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his light in the room. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as below. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or copied or distributed: "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by the way in a corner. against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room over to the window where they remained with their arms around each part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day http://gutenberg.net/license). Franz Kafka with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not 1.E.9. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you Last updated: May 20, 2012 filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no him to spare Gregor's life. he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend broad to get it all underneath. compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It was not a loss but a great advantage. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of so that she might be able to get a better position later on. as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still Last updated: May 20, 2012 white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether same room with him with the windows closed. because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as so that she might be able to get a better position later on. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged done things. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load works. See paragraph 1.E below. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" opportunities to fix the problem. though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place Literary Archive Foundation mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked Translated by David Wyllie. "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and with her arms around his neck. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned before. her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, page at http://pglaf.org and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but http://www.gutenberg.net Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from about the same subject as there were always at least two members of room. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if Title: Metamorphosis Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand works. See paragraph 1.E below. without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But Translated by David Wyllie Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder face against her father's arm. They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I light in the room. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one down into the middle of the dinner table. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when same room with him with the windows closed. more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of Metamorphosis favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with the way in a corner. beginning of this work. fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no