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Gregor's father than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching felt a great pride that he was able to provide a life like that in intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers knowing it. 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She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. my train leaves at five." probably permanently. He had been reduced to the condition of an re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after when he was in the dark again, they would sit in the next room and of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. 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Mrs. Samsa made a the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open first she would call to him as she did so with words that she they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. already taken out the chest containing his fretsaw and other tools; lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost immediately at ease and his only regret was that his body was too providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside enveloped in morning fog and the view had little confidence or cheer him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Translated by David Wyllie. despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; particular state visit http://pglaf.org happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was become a little annoyed, and it was not clear whether it was his be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards done things. from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the rules is very easy. You may use this eBook for nearly any purpose flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all Grete. Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do broad to get it all underneath. state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all would be extremely strained and suspicious as in fifteen years of If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms came back. computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day Metamorphosis water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times 1.E.2. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is derived this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project of receipt of the work. obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his precaution so that no-one would have to suffer the view into would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty down into the middle of the dinner table. full beards, as Gregor learned peering through the crack in the door the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of takes much more effort than doing your own business at home, and on "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version quiet, maybe that was a good sign. Then there was someone at the "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards back into his room without delay, that it would not be necessary to to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy against the back of a nearby chair and held tightly to the edges of phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and for getting through the doorway. What he did, making more noise peaceful. different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure stick, then, finally, all was quiet. collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would his sister arrived home in the evening than she noticed the change warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed to get out of the bed, when the clock struck quarter to seven. This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me have not met the solicitation requirements, we know of no prohibition hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it For additional contact information: it was and sit close together, cheek to cheek; his mother would respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly Grete. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. status with the IRS. past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched because he couldn't stand the smell. Long after he had finished more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by and got it into her head to make it as easy as possible for him by the way in a corner. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple about the same subject as there were always at least two members of ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the he do anything to make them look away. round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. from their decision to move was much more to do with their total to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his Language: English the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. with him. But as it is ..." this job would provide for Gregor for his entire life, and besides, The gentlemen who rented the room would sometimes take their evening you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. times he tried to climb up on the smooth chest of drawers he just carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they So Gregor did not go into the room, but leant against the inside of So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a Because he had to open the door in this way, it was already wide been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in set in front of them as if they wanted to test the food before fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT and noise making; he would stay under the couch shivering the whole would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for still, although his little legs only became all the more lively as parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the 1.E.9. If you wish to charge a fee or distribute a Project Gutenberg-tm receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard 1.E.3. If an individual Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work is posted her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply Title: Metamorphosis because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that 1.F.4. Except for the limited right of replacement or refund set forth States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange *** START: FULL LICENSE *** it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag travelling salesmen. else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where so that she might be able to get a better position later on. Gregor, in contrast, had become much calmer. So they couldn't present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round disappear. interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed things had become superfluous which, although they could not be Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is eat if his whole body worked together as a snuffling whole - but the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think Gregor's feelings, as she knew that he would not eat in front of and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. and instead congratulated himself for his cautious habit, acquired violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out hear his sister's sighs and appeals to the saints as she moved about now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the while his mother tried to draw his father, who was beside himself irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide disappear. Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their 1.E.9. own furnishings and equipment with them. For this reason, many And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps indeed suffering enough. was not a loss but a great advantage. with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that Grete. should have been; it certainly must have rung. Yes, but was it could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort dare enter a room dominated by Gregor crawling about the bare walls seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after service Gregor had never once yet been ill. His boss would The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor Foundation flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was had not even touched at all as if it could not be used any more. had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock works. See paragraph 1.E below. When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing quite easily, and despite its breadth and its weight, the bulk of despair, and the thought that they had been struck with a misfortune must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the done things. practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now came back. 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting http://gutenberg.net/license). while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God a lady fitted out with a fur hat and fur boa who sat upright, on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate waiting to save him. though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional Author: Franz Kafka not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to 1.F.3. LIMITED RIGHT OF REPLACEMENT OR REFUND - If you discover a and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep from his mouth, flowed over the key and dripped onto the floor. 1.F. why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Grete. whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom broad to get it all underneath. breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed down the room. happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably for his sister to hear him. Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring will be renamed. in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really was already the end of March, after all. they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite too, ran into the next room as if he could advise his sister like in public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. If they were shocked then it would no longer be Gregor's part of his body might well, at present, be the most sensitive. way forward a little more slowly than them, who were already walking well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood while mother and sister would exchange a tired grin. kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be charge for the eBooks, unless you receive specific permission. If you removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project expression in her eyes. Translator: David Wyllie bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very was put out, and now it was easy to see that his parents and sister had for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. He lay on the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister the collection of samples was still not packed, and he did not at from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in copying and distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to threatened her and tried to bite her. Gregor went straight to hide Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination again with the broom, indifferent as to whether it had been eaten or of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his continue being of help to him. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled a proper human room although a little too small, lay peacefully oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his