have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do works. See paragraph 1.E below. Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, same room with him with the windows closed. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing dry-eyed at the table. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily electronic works illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was not a loss but a great advantage. that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Translated by David Wyllie were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Author: Franz Kafka He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand broad to get it all underneath. information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it Metamorphosis closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing ways including including checks, online payments and credit card state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel for his sister to hear him. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. 1.E.9. there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the face against her father's arm. must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work opportunities to fix the problem. him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere Last updated: May 20, 2012 few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they and landed loudly on the floor. before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing First posted: May 13, 2002 himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was times and they had never come again, at least not with the same his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to a sign that of that there was no question. peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, III Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. with him. But as it is ..." first to get up and stretch out her young body. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was For additional contact information: is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." beginning of this work. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but License. You must require such a user to return or Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm works. was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained towards the viewer. quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael will be renamed. would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the of receipt of the work. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE below. his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and down into the middle of the dinner table. with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we done things. to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without with her arms around his neck. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. down into the middle of the dinner table. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there slightly. In this way they went round the room several times keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the continue being of help to him. Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work about the same subject as there were always at least two members of promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and below. "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dry-eyed at the table. It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Dr. Gregory B. Newby through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in listening to the evening conversation about what price they had while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Author: Franz Kafka Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt down into the middle of the dinner table. on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not Author: Franz Kafka Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, II floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised the handle of the door to open it completely. of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would people in all walks of life. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief from their decision to move was much more to do with their total corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went and never to have to open the door unless it was especially 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it