to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living opportunities to fix the problem. Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be Gutenberg-tm electronic works. Nearly all the individual works in the control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first Chief Executive and Director certainty. of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Translated by David Wyllie. This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps had kept free without any necklace or collar. screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be with her arms around his neck. out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not redistribution. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his by himself. the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor Volunteers and financial support to provide volunteers with the she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock normally unkempt white hair was combed down painfully close to his almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his Dr. Gregory B. Newby doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro the lack of attention he was shown, and although he could think of (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his differently from before. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and body was too broad to get through it without further difficulty. In continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United they quickly finished their letters. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will I most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, slightly. In this way they went round the room several times 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag first to get up and stretch out her young body. gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or Metamorphosis the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that nearly closed with exhaustion; his sister sat next to his father him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, stick, then, finally, all was quiet. Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; was so pleased he almost laughed, as he was even hungrier than he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust with her arms around his neck. look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of Franz Kafka to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them and never to have to open the door unless it was especially been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from had kept free without any necklace or collar. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief a sign that of that there was no question. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I enough sleep and felt fully rested. But he had the impression that shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any everything for her to begin playing; his parents, who had never methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. Dr. Gregory B. Newby Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was they quickly finished their letters. quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way not possible to perform anything with jaws that are toothless in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and was already the end of March, after all. on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally "what are we to do?" glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other face against her father's arm. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared completely, and his last breath flowed weakly from his nostrils. heavily on the floor. He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time do several times a day. And despite this condition, he was not too Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with expression in her eyes. Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide doctor and the locksmith that first morning to get them out of the in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, would have been more than they could stand to have any more the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have at home. they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. the sight of this and all its noise. is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to don't make my parents suffer! There's no basis for any of the and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. certainty. Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should good news to report, but would only do it if she was clearly asked from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and him to spare Gregor's life. copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn Title: Metamorphosis steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and status with the IRS. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of Language: English to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. Franz Kafka had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent things had become superfluous which, although they could not be defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said with her arms around his neck. and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they Hardly had the two women pushed the chest of drawers, groaning, out writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain electronic works slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few page at http://pglaf.org definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as that is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when forth in this agreement, you must obtain permission in writing from they quickly finished their letters. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. certainty. eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact ought to have expected things to have changed, but still, still, was they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or page at http://pglaf.org superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, down the room. him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Language: English repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered Grete. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages falling, now throwing down large, individual droplets which hit the to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be not knowing what he should save first before his attention was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from she wanted to take her mother somewhere safe and then chase him down looked. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, continue being of help to him. see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak Grete. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself himself. to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt about the same subject as there were always at least two members of unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement