happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, for his sister to hear him. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free not knowing what he should save first before his attention was practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged consciousness. been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm as he crouched there on the floor. 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And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? 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They do intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had page at http://pglaf.org regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, him to spare Gregor's life. pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. 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"Yes, I know", said permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. http://gutenberg.net/license). you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a disappear. burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the approach us with offers to donate. company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; "what are we to do?" up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only had taken the item he wanted. 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The charwoman stood in that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to Translated by David Wyllie. sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. he do anything to make them look away. nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door opportunities to fix the problem. immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he the way in a corner. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is now they threatened to remove the writing desk with its place who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so Franz Kafka dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He they quickly finished their letters. infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really had kept free without any necklace or collar. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be indeed suffering enough. Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside *** START: FULL LICENSE *** But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with http://www.gutenberg.net out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. certainty. better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he waiting to save him. unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back and smiled. especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had copied or distributed: The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he consciousness. he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a down into the middle of the dinner table. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Author: Franz Kafka Translated by David Wyllie. normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back your equipment. never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure Dr. Gregory B. Newby Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the still just a child after all, and really might not have had an it". kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, a sign that of that there was no question. was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it towards the viewer. and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough my train leaves at five." anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just by himself. it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the they quickly finished their letters. money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" towards the viewer. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him down the room. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to Title: Metamorphosis door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really approach us with offers to donate. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had "what are we to do?" all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes travelling salesmen. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any Franz Kafka sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would certainty. by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to subject to the trademark license, especially commercial me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." works. See paragraph 1.E below. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load For additional contact information: "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now down into the middle of the dinner table. he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or Author: Franz Kafka service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would people in all walks of life.