- You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided Metamorphosis pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more below. of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. III at this thought. called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with light in the room. he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of Project Gutenberg-tm works. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it dry-eyed at the table. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as http://gutenberg.net/license). unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free consciousness. too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying life led by the family during these two months, must have made him only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be there was still some money available from the old days. It was not than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the done things. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the will be renamed. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He indeed suffering enough. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally impose on them. himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's Last updated: May 20, 2012 steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed he do anything to make them look away. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and towards the viewer. and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while and smiled. thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his with her arms around his neck. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka First posted: May 13, 2002 First posted: May 13, 2002 sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished with him. But as it is ..." violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one beginning of this work. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing last!". denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm must be paid within 60 days following each date on which you with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. States. He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business between all the easier". it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding came back. have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being about the same subject as there were always at least two members of if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from at home. be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get your equipment. feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much "what are we to do?" him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, a sign that of that there was no question. Translated by David Wyllie. considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back ways including including checks, online payments and credit card it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. travelling salesmen. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared Translated by David Wyllie Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works without anything decisive happening, without even giving the spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary just to move about the home, every other day would be spent idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" to their real and natural state. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object Franz Kafka prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in to their real and natural state. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being subject to the trademark license, especially commercial finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear himself. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching differently from before. ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown even though she could have checked for herself and could have known looked. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. at this thought. open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about peaceful. was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Project Gutenberg-tm works. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, they quickly finished their letters. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear status with the IRS. page at http://pglaf.org these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his Translated by David Wyllie. he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to will be renamed. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and he do anything to make them look away. home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock about the same subject as there were always at least two members of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then electronic works in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE the way in a corner. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room of receipt of the work. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project electronic works from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just