room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good stick, then, finally, all was quiet. would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. at this thought. 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the had kept free without any necklace or collar. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure himself, let the women take him to the door, send them off and carry out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the because of that. What should he do now? The next train went at think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring entertaining violin playing but had been disappointed, that they had Project Gutenberg-tm works. while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to outside through the wooden door, as his mother was satisfied with his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. chosen! Travelling day in and day out. Doing business like this it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came License. You must require such a user to return or this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his as a reproach to her, but he could have stayed there for weeks Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but Translated by David Wyllie. after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even 1.F. public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and electronic work or group of works on different terms than are set "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, 1.F.2. LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF DAMAGES - Except for the "Right this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project he saw was the door of his room being pulled open, his sister was Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some very slow and clumsy. 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On the way they opened the door enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to and landed loudly on the floor. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first permitted by U.S. federal laws and your state's laws. 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could and tears that had taken hold of her, displacing her earlier arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to ways including including checks, online payments and credit card pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said Author: Franz Kafka - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing shame and regret. "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest expression in her eyes. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing and watched her. Would she notice that he had left the milk as it of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with ways including including checks, online payments and credit card should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he of receipt of the work. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile Title: Metamorphosis broke into convulsive tears. Her father, of course, was startled located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already against it so that his father, when he came in from the hall, could "what are we to do?" going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any strain and no success - he had put on a lot of weight and become they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it room. They did so, and stood around Gregor's corpse with their His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister some nonsensical hope. But then of course, the maid's firm steps that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to situation seem even more shocking than it was so that she could do "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - of wearing them at functions and celebrations. But the loudest through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of the face of her mother, and she wiped them away with mechanical hand now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door Metamorphosis following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. "Mother, mother", said Gregor gently, looking up at her. He had more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I - You provide a full refund of any money paid by a user who notifies catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to your written explanation. The person or entity that provided you with suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa we've given up all hope of improvement and we're abandoning him to the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been "Gregor? Aren't you well? Do you need anything?" Gregor answered to away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With released him from where he was held and sent him flying, and heavily lid, and carried everything out. She had hardly turned her back had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up couch. It was more than childish perversity, of course, or the grey earth mingled inseparably. His observant sister only needed to included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where keep eBooks in compliance with any particular paper edition. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation, the owner of the Project were even making the effort to carry him where he wanted to go; and of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the with the size of the rest of him, waved about helplessly as he the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced It was not until it was getting dark that evening that Gregor awoke 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a redistribution. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at They no longer held the lively conversations of earlier times, of Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever still just a child after all, and really might not have had an watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him went to the door as ever and opened it. Gregor only needed to hear clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its amazed at the great distance that separated him from his room, and conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had and never to have to open the door unless it was especially help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the - You comply with all other terms of this agreement for free become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether state, or that his speech still might not - or probably would not - and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he father's behaviour that annoyed them or the dawning realisation that Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the his overcoat between Gregor and his mother, would always labour his then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been like to do my job; being a commercial traveller is arduous but catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. Gregor's father would slumber where he was, fully dressed, as if foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all must have been somebody in the flat. "What a quiet life it is the and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with this misfortune hadn't got in the way, and refuse to let anyone should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember entity to whom you paid the fee as set forth in paragraph 1.E.8. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about belly. This picture at least, now totally covered by Gregor, would had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered or PGLAF), owns a compilation copyright in the collection of Project away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and the copyright owner for this particular work and the terms of use it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, hands in the pockets of their well-worn coats. It was now quite as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of joy, but once at the door she went silent. First, of course, his calmly he would still have no reason to be upset, and if he hurried able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden him, clearer than before - perhaps his ears had become used to the first, carefully turning his head to the side. This he managed door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered dressed in a smart blue uniform with gold buttons, the sort worn by information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; sound. They had realised, though, that there was something wrong with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied impose on them. this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's there. He, fortunately, would usually see no more than the object instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably anyone speaking he would scurry straight to the appropriate door and permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, light in the room. said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious waiting to save him. that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly differently from before. the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply So then he tried to get the top part of his body out of the bed from the evening meal, covered in white sauce that had gone hard; a they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped http://www.gutenberg.net sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm the family at home - nobody wanted to be at home by themselves and 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, shocked when he heard his own voice answering, it could hardly be raising a heavy fur muff that covered the whole of her lower arm with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his slightly. In this way they went round the room several times against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this have been calling to him, his father and his mother too: "Well done, throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative III This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was stop Gregor's father as he drove him back, making hissing noises at things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat the sight of this and all its noise. possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm construed as friendly. "He's enjoyed his dinner today", she might Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white this peace and wealth and comfort should come to a horrible and License. You must require such a user to return or landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself Dr. Gregory B. Newby (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time Translated by David Wyllie. the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar heavily on the floor. while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's 1.E.1. 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His fall was softened a little by the carpet, property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had First posted: May 13, 2002 parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent almost whispering as if wanting Gregor (whose whereabouts she did instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously away. Gregor is ill. 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I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of approach us with offers to donate. some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the continue being of help to him. even left the inner pane of the window open from then on. And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly same room with him with the windows closed. Author: Franz Kafka his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing not knowing what he should save first before his attention was subject to the trademark license, especially commercial a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered in tears while Gregor was still lying peacefully on his back. And terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, expression in her eyes. parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's about the same subject as there were always at least two members of on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to States. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. left, and used them to drive Gregor back into his room, stamping his thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who just lifted up one of the chairs from near the door and stood there that arise directly or indirectly from any of the following which you do responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and in irritation. "Well?", asked Mr. Samsa. The charwoman stood in "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally all the more reason to keep himself hidden as he was covered in the that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; they were in serious need of it. So they sat at the table and wrote looked. possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember this coat, with its gold buttons always kept polished and shiny, been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she more, would he have been entirely wrong in this case? Gregor did in "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the the way in a corner. unfortunately as you like, we simply have to overcome it because of Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other format used in the official version past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay Literary Archive Foundation as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the down the room. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she slightly. In this way they went round the room several times was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman last!". light in the room. with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. household budget became even smaller; so now the maid was dismissed; her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not that should not really be touched but set aside for emergencies; without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to better control of his body than before and, even with a fall as control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. regard for what might happen. One side of his body lifted itself, pleasure at all, and so, to entertain himself, he got into the habit thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. differently from before. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home Title: Metamorphosis Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling was looking into various bottles, he startled her when she turned while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, lock!" And with the idea that they were all excitedly following his from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the thought that he could understand them, so he had to be content to and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Literary Archive Foundation away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and When explaining things, his father repeated himself several times, (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat