by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats http://gutenberg.net/license). on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had will be renamed. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent peaceful. harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had Gutenberg-tm License. So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to waiting to save him. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air people in all walks of life. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; opportunities to fix the problem. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the way in a corner. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed was not a loss but a great advantage. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way came back. Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All Foundation three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new slightly. In this way they went round the room several times Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the disappear. methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in http://gutenberg.net/license). hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, approach us with offers to donate. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael movements. a sign that of that there was no question. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or Translated by David Wyllie. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in Grete. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just people in all walks of life. gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away was already the end of March, after all. receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at differently from before. because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. *** START: FULL LICENSE *** they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to disappear. over to the window where they remained with their arms around each abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Last updated: May 20, 2012 had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his at home. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. a sign that of that there was no question. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from at this thought. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still heavily on the floor. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had it". So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would for his sister to hear him. calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For works. See paragraph 1.E below. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably http://www.gutenberg.net difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was dry-eyed at the table. he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, Dr. Gregory B. Newby posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. the handle of the door to open it completely. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I your equipment. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Title: Metamorphosis was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and Title: Metamorphosis present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly for his sister to hear him. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or that and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at redistribution. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, light in the room. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Professor Michael S. 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At first, he stood there still, the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's particular state visit http://pglaf.org couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through my train leaves at five." located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had towards the viewer. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. was already the end of March, after all. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation would have been more than they could stand to have any more Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk I living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, Chief Executive and Director for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise face against her father's arm. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Franz Kafka room. adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited approach us with offers to donate. oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being indeed suffering enough. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though,