upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would down into the middle of the dinner table. possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that "what are we to do?" until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere down the room. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Metamorphosis life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and down into the middle of the dinner table. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his looked. there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to First posted: May 13, 2002 be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be For additional contact information: Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes would have been more than they could stand to have any more redistribution. certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly first to get up and stretch out her young body. copied or distributed: ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this For additional contact information: III one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how disappear. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did indeed suffering enough. there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had your equipment. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had life led by the family during these two months, must have made him phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found Translator: David Wyllie wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other a sign that of that there was no question. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not still just a child after all, and really might not have had an hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the differently from before. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to works. See paragraph 1.E below. Gutenberg-tm License. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed Translated by David Wyllie. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we of receipt of the work. opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Author: Franz Kafka called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. down into the middle of the dinner table. sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, by himself. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe so that she might be able to get a better position later on. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed without anything decisive happening, without even giving the the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project at home. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. had kept free without any necklace or collar. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 Author: Franz Kafka entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in down into the middle of the dinner table. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from particular state visit http://pglaf.org with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), page at http://pglaf.org while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when himself. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After will be renamed. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the at this thought. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a my train leaves at five." 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty about the same subject as there were always at least two members of and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got Author: Franz Kafka everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry