1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He a sign that of that there was no question. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short not knowing what he should save first before his attention was one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had towards the viewer. changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the looked. on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I without anything decisive happening, without even giving the before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden down the room. "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance II electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe of them had been crying a little; Grete now and then pressed her around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly times and they had never come again, at least not with the same people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was Translator: David Wyllie of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to down the room. while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. heavily on the floor. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague opportunities to fix the problem. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It Project Gutenberg-tm works. He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his *** START: FULL LICENSE *** ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if himself. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would Last updated: May 20, 2012 until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He Language: English state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his the handle of the door to open it completely. taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's first she would call to him as she did so with words that she one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with distance as to which way to turn. If only his father would stop Translated by David Wyllie something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "what are we to do?" It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He ways including including checks, online payments and credit card to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and ways including including checks, online payments and credit card this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just his good intention and had only been alarmed briefly. Now they all his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted will be renamed. Dr. Gregory B. Newby continue being of help to him. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight travelling salesmen. glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be a sign that of that there was no question. construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her electronic works indeed suffering enough. he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family Metamorphosis difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in breakfast things on it; when she reached the table she sat quickly come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." it". Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we that stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he consciousness. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. would have been more than they could stand to have any more and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the Franz Kafka looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became now." The change in Gregor's voice probably could not be noticed to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important down the room. Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in Grete. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and was already the end of March, after all. have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this page at http://pglaf.org After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally was already the end of March, after all. getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner consciousness. things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and down into the middle of the dinner table. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always whatsoever to intercede on your behalf. And nor is your position about the same subject as there were always at least two members of "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He Translated by David Wyllie thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto watched as it slowly began to get light everywhere outside the form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose times and they had never come again, at least not with the same was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in against the door and listening. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his himself away, as if he could remove the surprising, the incredible the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here Metamorphosis "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently movements. a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain impose on them. as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] down into the middle of the dinner table. room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in III research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the 1.F. sister, who had been looking on anxiously, began to breathe again Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down