more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep about the same subject as there were always at least two members of make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden Literary Archive Foundation chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE things had become superfluous which, although they could not be that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by disappear. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Foundation "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived peaceful. than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. your equipment. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father of receipt of the work. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they him to spare Gregor's life. despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and landed loudly on the floor. door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to approach us with offers to donate. heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which over to the window where they remained with their arms around each she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" between all the easier". less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the face against her father's arm. service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now subject to the trademark license, especially commercial possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the at this thought. Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that your equipment. Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. they quickly finished their letters. thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and for his sister to hear him. present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no just to move about the home, every other day would be spent and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations life led by the family during these two months, must have made him straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily *** START: FULL LICENSE *** That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that Project Gutenberg-tm works. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow certainty. to their real and natural state. this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At a sign that of that there was no question. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself done things. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing I grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Title: Metamorphosis again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and page at http://pglaf.org exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Translated by David Wyllie. was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it face against her father's arm. what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now I across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's that this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the first to get up and stretch out her young body. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening Franz Kafka this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever top of that there's the curse of travelling, worries about making a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel last!". here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will labouring at it for fifteen minutes or more his mother said it would own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door differently from before. sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even you must, at no additional cost, fee or expense to the user, provide a different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few Translated by David Wyllie. stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. 1.E.9. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination http://www.gutenberg.net family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Translated by David Wyllie very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the was not a loss but a great advantage. Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Franz Kafka "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself with him. But as it is ..." Foundation just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees 1.F. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright movements. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which differently from before. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back to their real and natural state. ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but and wept so that his powerful chest shook. Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and down the room. No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new movements. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without last!". now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his copied or distributed: thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Franz Kafka mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing indeed suffering enough. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project was already the end of March, after all. easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting greatest consideration so that his family could bear the the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could my train leaves at five." experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly