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There was no need to worry about things like make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Author: Franz Kafka face against her father's arm. quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to over to the window where they remained with their arms around each 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and works. all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed to their real and natural state. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he it". called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the I hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? Franz Kafka defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they and landed loudly on the floor. recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his last!". whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Chief Executive and Director eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort approach us with offers to donate. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. had kept free without any necklace or collar. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax was already the end of March, after all. to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies gbnewby@pglaf.org couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Franz Kafka the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force will be renamed. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by probably avoid injuring it. His back seemed to be quite hard, and required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly impose on them. precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR your equipment. Grete. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and smiled. approach us with offers to donate. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Franz Kafka almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the works. See paragraph 1.E below. his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, Last updated: May 20, 2012 train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which consciousness. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough Translator: David Wyllie as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and wept so that his powerful chest shook. only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the disappear. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At listening to the evening conversation about what price they had between all the easier". vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but Title: Metamorphosis helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the indeed suffering enough. Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into and never to have to open the door unless it was especially the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He *** START: FULL LICENSE *** but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with listening to the evening conversation about what price they had immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing slightly. In this way they went round the room several times despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy page at http://pglaf.org work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, down into the middle of the dinner table. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they just to move about the home, every other day would be spent fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Franz Kafka now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - copied or distributed: normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be himself. and smiled. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days copied or distributed: being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends consciousness. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm first to get up and stretch out her young body. Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any