eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't States. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, about the same subject as there were always at least two members of She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden movements. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the was not a loss but a great advantage. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was greatest consideration so that his family could bear the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, continue being of help to him. help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Metamorphosis bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt looked. "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did first to get up and stretch out her young body. broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would round again, and she calmly put the chair back in the corner. about the same subject as there were always at least two members of travelling salesmen. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, Franz Kafka not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he Translator: David Wyllie if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Language: English parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying Title: Metamorphosis the entrance hall, clapping his hands, "get a locksmith here, now!" open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm gbnewby@pglaf.org used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his down the room. One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but wouldn't have to look at the floundering legs, and only stopped when she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to so that she might be able to get a better position later on. refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God will be renamed. now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes the sight of this and all its noise. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. subject to the trademark license, especially commercial "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, Franz Kafka looked. responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity disappear. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his him to spare Gregor's life. back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it expression in her eyes. Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the ways including including checks, online payments and credit card away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in done things. noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we without anything decisive happening, without even giving the stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before down into the middle of the dinner table. the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as DAMAGE. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments consciousness. better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room 1.F.3. 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Then there was someone at the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. particular state visit http://pglaf.org probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to http://www.gutenberg.net knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined suddenly overcome with humility and wanted permission again from "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." liability to you for damages, costs and expenses, including legal floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and subject to the trademark license, especially commercial thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you kitchen. It was to his satisfaction, and Gregor's mother and himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy himself. heavily on the floor. work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in movements. Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk against the door and listening. cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. below. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he there was still some money available from the old days. It was not would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round DAMAGE. recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie listening to the evening conversation about what price they had hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made there was still some money available from the old days. It was not above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his forgot that the walls were there for him to use although, here, they distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Dr. Gregory B. Newby strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, Section 4. 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He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at was take it off again, as it was clear enough that it was no cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all to work. He could not help panting loudly with the effort and had better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his a sign that of that there was no question. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't face against her father's arm. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; down the room. One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest stick, then, finally, all was quiet. above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, was not a loss but a great advantage. If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden intention of abandoning his family. For the time being he just lay against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could copied or distributed: and never to have to open the door unless it was especially lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Foundation unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but First posted: May 13, 2002 use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for a sound to be heard. Gregor's sister would often write and tell him She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always