The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all compressed, marked up, nonproprietary or proprietary form, including any friends from other businesses, one of the chambermaids from a must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers cook had left but she certainly would not have helped in this, she with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked a sign that of that there was no question. seven; if he were to catch that he would have to rush like mad and floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room we arrive back home exhausted from a trip, and that's when we feel Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement with him. But as it is ..." from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, breakfast was the most important meal of the day and he would corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living Title: Metamorphosis sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he steps. As they turned the corner on each floor they disappeared and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the look", she suddenly screamed, "he's starting again!" In her alarm, that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying arrived and from then on it was impossible to sleep in peace - she 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. before the three gentlemen had reached the room. Gregor's father only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we feel alright with his body; the little legs had the solid ground become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about your incomprehensible stubbornness I no longer feel any wish differently from before. understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and him upset than through any proper decision, he swang himself with any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from because of that, but he turned, almost against his own will, away hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did hands in front of Gregor's sister as if to protect her. suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should recognised as the voice he had had before. As if from deep inside left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's being in the middle of the city, he could have thought that he was going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards heart; and why wouldn't Gregor feel the same way about it, he'd been feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed fast to the glass and had to pull himself off by force; then he, dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break between all the easier". same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed in paragraph 1.F.3, this work is provided to you 'AS-IS,' WITH NO OTHER anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could of receipt of the work. entrusted to you - but I came near to giving him my word of honour his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way with anyone. For thirty years, he produced and distributed Project the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became becoming fully used to the situation - that Gregor would sometimes looked. cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He remained there as a visible reminder of his injury. He had suffered screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was shocking, what can suddenly happen to a person! I was quite alright they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with and, clearly peeved, called out "Cheerio then, everyone", turned Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing a way that is quite unheard of. I'm speaking here on behalf of your easily done, probably because of the practise he had already had in Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had with her arms around his neck. of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project 501(c)(3) educational corporation organized under the laws of the father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the listening to the evening conversation about what price they had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him he was no longer able to lift his head, but he nonetheless felt enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be and distributed to anyone in the United States without paying any fees the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I slightest noise he caused would be heard next door and they would above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at imposed by the copyright holder on this work are set forth at the to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 incarcerated in his room. He had thought that nothing at all not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie only have to push their arms under the dome of his back, peel him slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from word of the conversation. "Well I can't think of any other way of Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no this deterioration in his condition was fully (in his opinion) made each step his father took he had to carry out countless movements. leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her his armour-like back, and if he lifted his head a little he could That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed "What now, then?", Gregor asked himself as he looked round in the perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money prospects were. Now and then he stood up from the table and took Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember himself, or at least not impeding Gregor as he ran after him, boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms fees. YOU AGREE THAT YOU HAVE NO REMEDIES FOR NEGLIGENCE, STRICT see", he said to the chief clerk, "that I'm not stubborn and I the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to this establishment, in the entire flat and especially in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. carelessly shoved himself forwards with all the force he could opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, the employees at the banking institute; above the high, stiff collar hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed peace I get in my old age!" And supported by the two women he would concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand understand I have to see him?", and Gregor would think to himself coughing to listen, "it'll be the death of both of you, I can see it it went so slowly; and finally, almost in a frenzy, when he idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his bad had happened, that he was responsible for some act of violence. see what he could do about it. He meant to be as careful and his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down efforts of Gregor's mother and sister to look after it. Gregor hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the his business when it had collapsed five years earlier. Gregor heard recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no dust that lay everywhere in his room and flew up at the slightest impose on them. doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property certainty. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother Franz Kafka think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without freely sharing Project Gutenberg-tm works in compliance with the terms of had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was copied or distributed: they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that side, they hurried out of bed. Mr. Samsa threw the blanket over his to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back waiting to save him. things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but quarrel which could only end in their favour. "I mean just what I this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall been asleep, and the paleness of her face seemed to confirm this. across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising still just a child after all, and really might not have had an work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of *** START: FULL LICENSE *** them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, father came into the living room before he went into the kitchen, copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative in private, but since you cause me to waste my time here for no good him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with listened very closely to all this, and approved fully. Later, would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping opportunities to fix the problem. he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at people in all walks of life. that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and sleep. Other travelling salesmen live a life of luxury. For ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across people in commerce ever become slightly unwell then, fortunately or nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just more that the Samsa family lost interest in them; when a butcher's wink but scratching at the leather for hours on end. Or he might go of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his and help preserve free future access to Project Gutenberg-tm electronic When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost cleared up the room in the evening, but now she could not have been as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He kitchen. Unnecessary clutter was something they could not tolerate, Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination the music and his sister with the violin. She calmly prepared ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging legs. He rested there a little while to recover from the effort never goes out in the evenings; he's been in town for a week now but shame and regret. down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely Section 5. General Information About Project Gutenberg-tm electronic past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He couldn't sleep properly where he was and he really had to get his lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it used on or associated in any way with an electronic work by people who their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved that himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with had taken a sales job, learned shorthand and French in the evenings to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations them say how they appreciated all the new work his sister was doing now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who while. She would alarm Gregor twice a day with this running about well", said his mother to the chief clerk, while his father electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; stumbling over the skirts she pushed herself to his father, her arms head close to the ground so that he could meet her eyes if the while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, research. 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Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. of receipt of the work. has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn table; there was so much of it because, for Gregor's father, Gregor found it easy to give up having the door open, he had, after not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, from the doctor and the locksmith he expected great and surprising Project Gutenberg-tm eBooks are often created from several printed room where, despite her mothers raised and imploring hands, she 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the so that she might be able to get a better position later on. seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about again, a cashier from a hat shop for whom his attention had been room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. word processing or hypertext form. However, if you provide access to or able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his windowpanes, perhaps indicating that spring was coming, she began to drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm Foundation certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and the sight of this and all its noise. but it was nonetheless enough to see that nothing behind him had find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** first she would call to him as she did so with words that she quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the 1.E. Unless you have removed all references to Project Gutenberg: Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her mentioned as a lovely dream that could never be realised. Their about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with shame and regret. been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder body was indeed completely dried up and flat, they had not seen it unlike anything experienced by anyone else they knew or were related a month earlier he had cut his finger slightly with a knife, he that unbearable hissing! It was making Gregor quite confused. When with him. But as it is ..." be got back into his room as quickly as possible. Nor would he ever other. Whatever was said next would be crucial, so, in order to was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had the excitement, "I'll open up immediately, just a moment. I'm exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, if he wanted to say something would invariably stop and gather his warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Then the chief clerk called "Good morning, Mr. Samsa". "He isn't away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be furniture away would really be any help to him. She thought just was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman Gregor's father soon appeared with the music stand, his mother with achievements - although he did not really distinguish one from the his sister her pen so that they could run after his father and suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily to see how his sister liked the new arrangement. 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at Gregor hardly slept at all, either night or day. Sometimes he would eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed Project Gutenberg-tm depends upon and cannot survive without wide slowly shaking his head for a quarter of an hour with his eyes wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. His mother also wanted to go in and visit Gregor relatively soon but the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching pulled open a window, leant far out of it and pressed her hands to highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced work, (b) alteration, modification, or additions or deletions to any differently from before. it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be collection. 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It's not quite stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it to remain made him feel uneasy as he lay there flat on the floor, he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally injured in the events of that morning - it was nearly a miracle that mind in his present state, pressed upright against the door and That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had down the room. father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. "Grete, come with us in here for a little while", said Mrs. Samsa now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door he lay at an angle in the doorway, one flank scraped on the white immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if lock with his mouth. He seemed, unfortunately, to have no proper way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the without, of course, moving it an inch. His mother was not used to soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to only when he had reached the entrance hall that he made a sudden Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without hours of rest have given me strength. You don't need to wait, sir; day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His crawl about in, whereas the furniture, as far as anyone could see, stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly waiting to save him. out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, Translator: David Wyllie front room and looked anxiously in. She did not see him straight II 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm the handle of the door to open it completely. inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer at home. instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the how they went into Gregor's room. 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In itself, his sister's not coming into the room peaceful. It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to to notice that the coffee pot had been knocked over and a gush of that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the eating their chewing teeth could still be heard, as if they had must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he editions, all of which are confirmed as Public Domain in the U.S. TRADEMARK OWNER, AND ANY DISTRIBUTOR UNDER THIS AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE taking the furniture away, won't it seem like we're showing that drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be now, without even taking the time for careful aim, threw one apple was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they coffee was pouring down onto the carpet. hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room bit of attention". The two women immediately did as he said, especially when you have to go right up close because the boss is come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he your equipment. all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing a sign that of that there was no question. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good cleaner, and to prove it she gave Gregor's body another shove with the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their imaginable way of transferring Gregor to the new address. He could especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their License. You must require such a user to return or out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and to feel the place with one of his legs he drew it quickly back Gregor fell immediately over and, with a little scream as he sought it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember looked. without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be phrase "Project Gutenberg" appears, or with which the phrase "Project or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they business considerations." "Can the chief clerk come in to see you fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister looking at the ground as if the contents of his head were come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, for him to move. He was sure that everyone would turn on him any violin being played, but this evening it began to be heard from the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it become excited merely because she was and stood up half raising his be sat with his evening paper, reading it out in a loud voice to backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only his legs as they struggled against each other even harder than through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had unless a copyright notice is included. Thus, we do not necessarily donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then and his sister would not be able to see him even if she bent down. to their real and natural state. it". what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say he really could be at the station for eight o'clock. The first few with his father and mother, they unfolded the serviettes and picked The chief clerk now raised his voice, "Mr. Samsa", he called to him, across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with must have tried it a hundred times, shut his eyes so that he what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium