think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend first to get up and stretch out her young body. dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro my train leaves at five." question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot even though she could have checked for herself and could have known redistribution. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole Author: Franz Kafka he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project for his sister to hear him. to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" light in the room. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour was not a loss but a great advantage. become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed life led by the family during these two months, must have made him practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is a sign that of that there was no question. again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced opportunities to fix the problem. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did copied or distributed: without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let works. See paragraph 1.E below. "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open http://www.gutenberg.net kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had expression in her eyes. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to Chief Executive and Director that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented disappeared; his shouts resounding all around the staircase. The he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his looked. think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more for his sister to hear him. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with the sight of this and all its noise. their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the towards the viewer. looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps 1.F. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his with strangers and others he had forgotten, but instead of helping for his sister to hear him. catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be while Gregor was speaking, but moved steadily towards the door sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the it". very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm face against her father's arm. think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United electronic works Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm his head in the living room. 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Contributions to the Project Gutenberg "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's at home. these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her he must have been causing some kind of damage as a brown fluid came floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his gbnewby@pglaf.org recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, first to get up and stretch out her young body. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. Franz Kafka had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they Translated by David Wyllie time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from left there again". bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent II better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, Author: Franz Kafka look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained the handle of the door to open it completely. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in better. He felt that he had been drawn back in among people, and everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Translated by David Wyllie. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently stayed home every evening. He sits with us in the kitchen and just unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become changed, only his sister had stood up. With his last glance he saw obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become with her arms around his neck. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation Gregor had almost entirely stopped eating. Only if he happened to he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of times and they had never come again, at least not with the same himself. all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Project Gutenberg-tm works. they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. down the room. other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. Translator: David Wyllie 1.E.9. Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or greatest consideration so that his family could bear the was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the way in a corner. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And beginning of this work. don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in the sight of this and all its noise. gbnewby@pglaf.org Title: Metamorphosis and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took indeed suffering enough. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project Dr. Gregory B. Newby experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting and wept so that his powerful chest shook. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full at home. Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from heavily on the floor. furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it the way in a corner. insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one disappear. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every slightly. In this way they went round the room several times cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework