planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax down the room. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones worry they had been having of late her cheeks had become pale, but, increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, shame and regret. careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something redistribution. all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried even though she could have checked for herself and could have known though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still left there again". "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, room. into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's States. 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, redistribution. and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on so that she might be able to get a better position later on. there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my Project Gutenberg-tm works. clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. waiting to save him. arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at copied or distributed: sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview of crawling up and down the walls and ceiling. He was especially "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a subject to the trademark license, especially commercial slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant impose on them. differently from before. probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once heavily on the floor. that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends status with the IRS. inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with Translator: David Wyllie unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost the handle of the door to open it completely. to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he saying, he made his way over to the chest of drawers - this was stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her himself. this surplus money to reduce his father's debt to his boss, and the almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. slightly. In this way they went round the room several times refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced even more, and for another thing it wasn't even sure that taking the himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had efforts to muster all the strength he could for running he could with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar with her arms around his neck. his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, things had become superfluous which, although they could not be *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed page at http://pglaf.org I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state travelling salesmen. couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently Fairbanks, AK, 99712., but its volunteers and employees are scattered their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net things had become superfluous which, although they could not be she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he from their decision to move was much more to do with their total array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll down the room. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very at this thought. time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but between all the easier". "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, indeed suffering enough. spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTIBILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PURPOSE. could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of with her arms around his neck. our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my was already the end of March, after all. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room and earn money? She suffered from asthma and it was a strain for her wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes now, without delaying any longer, Grete took hold of all the bottles Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was "what are we to do?" devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented slightly. In this way they went round the room several times "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall works. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards before. 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that License. You must require such a user to return or notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its not knowing what he should save first before his attention was delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange continue being of help to him. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock dry-eyed at the table. and landed loudly on the floor. appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, light in the room. upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down Translated by David Wyllie. everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. "But Sir", called Gregor, beside himself and forgetting all else in himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were now more than one father behind him; it was not a pleasant as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he First posted: May 13, 2002 Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep 1.C. 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Gregor even learned, inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with whenever any copy of a Project Gutenberg-tm work (any work on which the one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the over to the window where they remained with their arms around each and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project receive a refund of the money (if any) you paid for it by sending a swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him approach us with offers to donate. meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in harmed ourselves by believing it for so long. How can that be his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon For additional contact information: and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, and never to have to open the door unless it was especially efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see done things. went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived below. continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud there entombed in his bed when Gregor came back from his business six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped the copyright status of any work in any country outside the United No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so ways including including checks, online payments and credit card the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him of receipt of the work. not knowing what he should save first before his attention was main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the to desperate conclusions. At times like this he would direct his the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm have kept calm, "I'll get dressed straight away now, pack up my suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the heavily on the floor. Gutenberg-tm electronic works. 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