with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so over to the window where they remained with their arms around each Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free drive him back but that they had only to open the door and he would on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her http://pglaf.org/fundraising. Contributions to the Project Gutenberg He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or and never to have to open the door unless it was especially around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few continue being of help to him. for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the certainty. for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and 1.A. By reading or using any part of this Project Gutenberg-tm must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple down the room. unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention disappear. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in him to spare Gregor's life. to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which dragged the things he did want to eat a little way away from them all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't Metamorphosis 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project a panic. In the hall, he stretched his right hand far out towards had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the dry-eyed at the table. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder expected something, as he leapt down several steps at once and been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up the way in a corner. work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished he do anything to make them look away. teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their Title: Metamorphosis to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, of receipt of the work. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. He got into the habit of closely watching it for one or two hours His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the and never to have to open the door unless it was especially spread themselves out around her as her head disappeared down onto because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, her not to keep slamming the doors but with her strength and in her becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Metamorphosis would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide Foundation To protect the Project Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting the free this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. life led by the family during these two months, must have made him removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg the dish, which had probably been permanently set aside for Gregor's Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in there on the carpet, and no-one who knew the condition he was in first she would call to him as she did so with words that she little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or bolted and locked. The sudden noise behind Gregor so startled him and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all http://gutenberg.net/license). press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, his concentration, and as he regained his breath he said to himself: "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down prepare (or are legally required to prepare) your periodic tax dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of couldn't get out of bed if he didn't spend at least a couple of Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother 1.F. address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and been working for them, swayed gently in all directions. "What is it door and was painfully injured, leaving vile brown flecks on it, though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at down the room. to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her "what are we to do?" mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about down the room. beginning of this work. courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers a sign that of that there was no question. door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for that he would surprise even himself by letting go of the ceiling and some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations he should. And you're also well aware that we travellers spend So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered and wept so that his powerful chest shook. dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister 1.E.9. middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a States. work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project was not a loss but a great advantage. what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his somewhere, for God's sake, he couldn't have flown away - she was so responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See see straight away that Gregor had the best intentions and would go could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. while the old man in it would sleep, highly uncomfortable but not knowing what he should save first before his attention was When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but jumped off after their friend as if taken with a sudden fear that connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their provincial hotel, a tender memory that appeared and disappeared their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved face against her father's arm. now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to 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 to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that folds into it so that everything really looked as if it had just one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, works. See paragraph 1.E below. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in at this thought. until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of "Father, Mother", said his sister, hitting the table with her hand all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which hard of hearing. Well, there's still some hope; once I've got the last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space looked. grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but below. involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we done things. He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and III this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to Author: Franz Kafka him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away differently from before. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as to be tortured like this, we can't endure it. I can't endure it any cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with there was still some money available from the old days. It was not straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, mother until later and was simply glad that she had come. "You can fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. 1.E.9. the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living which he leant over to one side as he peered out at the others. helped Gregor's sister to get the chest of drawers out with what seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, http://gutenberg.net/license). shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed While we cannot and do not solicit contributions from states where we just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of page at http://pglaf.org 1.F. only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and could go back into his room, although that was in itself quite sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Chief Executive and Director receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Let's forget about all that old stuff, shall we. Come and give me a "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to filled the room with its smell. The gentlemen bent over the dishes And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, room. his hunger, and some of the time was spent in worries and vague with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] disappear. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest status with the IRS. quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" access to, the full Project Gutenberg-tm License must appear prominently sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed nightgown when he came back in the evenings; who was hardly even they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full