entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who listening to the evening conversation about what price they had this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his your equipment. confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first and landed loudly on the floor. money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his first she would call to him as she did so with words that she flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him room. catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she Language: English repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head below. Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly 1.E.9. foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took looked. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT particular state visit http://pglaf.org hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, just to move about the home, every other day would be spent kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position from their decision to move was much more to do with their total room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to works. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the subject to the trademark license, especially commercial 1.E.9. round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was expression in her eyes. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. heavily on the floor. to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE Foundation almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as disappear. liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more times and they had never come again, at least not with the same life led by the family during these two months, must have made him been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. status with the IRS. crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. 1.E.9. how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had first to get up and stretch out her young body. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Foundation only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already of receipt of the work. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without expression in her eyes. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not by himself. charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been gbnewby@pglaf.org against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said DAMAGE. it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it II had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a impose on them. experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without indeed suffering enough. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and from their decision to move was much more to do with their total we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with from their decision to move was much more to do with their total one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; down the room. seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. disappear. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of Title: Metamorphosis permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, impose on them. entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out last!". and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it movements. down the room. and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal times and they had never come again, at least not with the same responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it movements. in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long to their real and natural state. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they I hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry had kept free without any necklace or collar. Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and travelling salesmen. greatest consideration so that his family could bear the they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each came back. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping and smiled. shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out slightly. In this way they went round the room several times *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his down into the middle of the dinner table. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, Translated by David Wyllie. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of to their real and natural state. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his travelling salesmen. shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly before. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United about the same subject as there were always at least two members of the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole Author: Franz Kafka and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK