Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women Grete. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling http://www.gutenberg.net on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned still just a child after all, and really might not have had an father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime movements. himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose Franz Kafka it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it electronic works drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Chief Executive and Director table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the him to spare Gregor's life. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as Title: Metamorphosis idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be room. was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his redistribution. slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. States. put into extreme danger. That was something his parents did not smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in the sight of this and all its noise. would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless same room with him with the windows closed. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room not knowing what he should save first before his attention was had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and movements. whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his peaceful. ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father Last updated: May 20, 2012 then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all light in the room. the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone before. towards the viewer. providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to your equipment. Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his peaceful. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own done things. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but would have been more than they could stand to have any more in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself First posted: May 13, 2002 middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll stayed awake all that time, as they all could be distinctly heard as slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned 1.E.9. or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously 1.E.9. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be III unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. redistribution. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his gbnewby@pglaf.org overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each things had become superfluous which, although they could not be key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Grete. more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little first to get up and stretch out her young body. newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread a lot, but it had not been touched in the meantime and some interest the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Grete. 1.E.9. down into the middle of the dinner table. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was with him. But as it is ..." difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and face against her father's arm. Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As Translator: David Wyllie being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. Translated by David Wyllie Translator: David Wyllie They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally last!". Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock will be renamed. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka instead of letting her disturb him for no reason whenever she felt they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak of receipt of the work. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at the handle of the door to open it completely. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self Author: Franz Kafka because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember between all the easier". out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at I And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the skirts unfastened and sliding one after another to the ground, shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the dry-eyed at the table. with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my shame and regret. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his was already the end of March, after all. property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would copied or distributed: this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. First posted: May 13, 2002 doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. Foundation oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a for his sister to hear him. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, opportunities to fix the problem. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional