round; a bottle fell to the ground and broke; a splinter cut the three gentlemen shouted like thunder and stamped his foot and would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his other. Mr. Samsa twisted round in his chair to look at them and sat was not a loss but a great advantage. curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if "Did you understand a word of all that?" the chief clerk asked his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply times and they had never come again, at least not with the same easily fall victim to gossip and chance and groundless complaints, able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor, though, had no time to spare for his parents now; the chief quiet in the next room. Perhaps his parents were sat at the table keeping this work in the same format with its attached full Project rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." things had become superfluous which, although they could not be things back out again when she had time and the opportunity, or to especially at first, that was not about him in some way, even if Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to stare out of it. He had used to feel a great sense of freedom from closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding Chief Executive and Director what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by called back Gregor's father as if he had been the violin player So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably He did not turn his head until he had reached the doorway. He did some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages Author: Franz Kafka open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project him and his family they were all of them inaccessible, and he was Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it down into the middle of the dinner table. thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. all copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in your possession. continued to speak through the door. "He isn't well, please believe one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough page at http://pglaf.org That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he him, there was a painful and uncontrollable squeaking mixed in with this." And he lay there quietly a while longer, breathing lightly pillows and covers on the beds flew up and were put into order and The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were effort to identify, do copyright research on, transcribe and proofread into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It She quickly dropped it all into a bin, closed it with its wooden instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made information can be found at the Foundation's web site and official how she could please him but would hurriedly push some food or other stay there even for the short time that his sister was in the room, see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here for his sister to hear him. Language: English their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. as well, as they open up at work before seven o'clock." And so he looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from seemed so obsessed with what he was doing that he forgot all the must comply with both paragraphs 1.E.1 through 1.E.7 and any additional death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance "What's happened to me?" he thought. It wasn't a dream. His room, goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you "Leave my home. Now!", said Mr. Samsa, indicating the door and what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in to leave him now in peace instead of disturbing him with talking at make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. movements. silent sign to the men that they might like to come into Gregor's This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with them, father and mother, would often both wait outside the door of highly polished boots could now be heard in the adjoining room. be understood, he let go of the door; pushed himself through the Section 3. Information about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever death, and he would remain immobile for hours afterwards. electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no thing to do would be to get free of it in whatever way he could at white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were meant not only in their own room but, since they had taken a room in works. See paragraph 1.E below. dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed they can. Perhaps this was what tempted Grete to make Gregor's achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her and smiled. train connections, bad and irregular food, contact with different gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never decisions, as early the next morning, almost before the night had wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had LIABLE TO YOU FOR ACTUAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, CONSEQUENTIAL, PUNITIVE OR money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the And he looked over at the alarm clock, ticking on the chest of cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their States. expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, or cause to occur: (a) distribution of this or any Project Gutenberg-tm to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in at home. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even finished turning round he began to move straight ahead. He was it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At License terms from this work, or any files containing a part of this without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There quickly moving toward. Under his sister's experienced hand, the Section 4. Information about Donations to the Project Gutenberg This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had early train. We don't know what to say to him. And anyway, he close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards naturally, tried as far as possible to pretend there was nothing around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. him quickly forget his past when he had still been human. He had into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the 1.E.4. Do not unlink or detach or remove the full Project Gutenberg-tm travelling salesmen. the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and overcoat), picked up a large newspaper from the table with his Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his attention to the pain he was causing himself. As the key turned backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, unfortunately, even the other side of the narrow street was - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, of these things. Maybe you haven't read the latest contracts I sent inflamed area around it, which was entirely covered in white dust. herself he would rather go hungry than draw her attention to it, the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower the way in a corner. fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project DAMAGE. sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the wouldn't listen, would you." It was clear to Gregor that Grete had going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of something to eat. By the door there was a dish filled with that 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we different from the way that a human coughs and he was no longer sure their tears would mingle, or they would simply sit there staring her. And, as if in confirmation of their new dreams and good partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with perhaps, one or two years, no more. That's to say, it was money if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the times and they had never come again, at least not with the same ** This is a COPYRIGHTED Project Gutenberg eBook, Details Below ** and how your efforts and donations can help, see Sections 3 and 4 he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally himself under the couch, of course, but he had to wait until midday improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting eat. 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Now they sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and light in the room. Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. Even before the first day had come to an end, his father had from the stand, took their sticks from the holder, bowed without a would have been more than they could stand to have any more easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was to think it more important to calm the three gentlemen before there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be clearly worn into the floor, the desk where he had done his homework see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than transformation. She ran into the other room to fetch some kind of "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the throw everything out in one go, but what actually happened was that time ago. The office assistant was the boss's man, spineless, and law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd him. She happened to be holding the long broom in her hand, so she movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that Gregor? If it were Gregor he would have seen long ago that it's not an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would joining in with a few modest pleasures and most of all playing the always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his interpreted to make the maximum disclaimer or limitation permitted by her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up International donations are gratefully accepted, but we cannot make Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation - You pay a royalty fee of 20% of the gross profits you derive from When the cleaner came in early in the morning - they'd often asked the cleaner still did not seem to want to leave that they looked up from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to money that Gregor had been bringing home every month, keeping only a like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised of receipt of the work. considerate as he could, but, unfortunately, it was his mother who thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we Gregor's sister rushed to his mother and put her hand on her emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have expression. Gregor crawled a little further forward, keeping his next time the door was opened; he had long forgotten about his boss answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made think of any other way of saving himself than running; he almost it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the Dr. Gregory B. Newby to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so feel completely well and even felt much hungrier than usual. without doing any harm. Another one however, immediately following Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, this explanation and shuffled away. But this short conversation street, but now he could not see it at all, and if he had not known and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the Despite all the difficulty he was in, he could not suppress a smile This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Translator: David Wyllie forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any ear bent down to him while he told her how he had always intended to the violin playing; at first, the three gentlemen had put their himself. as Gregor opens the door. Anyway, I'm glad you're here; we wouldn't chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in one day - were painfully insistent on things' being tidy. This Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, was about what they should do now; but even between meals they spoke much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had States. emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and earn an enormous wage as well as having a soft time of it. That's his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said door. 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It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had the stairway as if out there, there were some supernatural force him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's Language: English pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. towards Gregor and sank down onto the floor into her skirts that "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down had been. He rushed up to them with his arms spread out and respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them to. The almost vertical little ostrich feather on her hat, which vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation sister. 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This is what came back. his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. first to get up and stretch out her young body. decision very soon. Then there was a ring at the door of the flat. Now Gregor's sister also had to help his mother with the cooking; even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat while, knowing full well that she would certainly have liked to understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations consciousness. onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who favourite drink, and his sister had certainly left it there for him has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the electronic work, or any part of this electronic work, without looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he with the nice furniture he had inherited? That would have let him couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered Gregor", they should have cried, "keep at it, keep hold of the quite sad. "How about if I sleep a little bit longer and forget all form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm down into the middle of the dinner table. Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself slightly. In this way they went round the room several times present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own possible, he felt that he must go away even more strongly than his or something similar. No-one drank very much either. His sister like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. the contrary", said the middle gentleman, "would the young lady not one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had their way in there too. The charwoman was always in a hurry, and moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy back and forth - it occurred to him how simple everything would be things had become superfluous which, although they could not be done things. speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little as an enemy. On the contrary, as a family there was a duty to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more because as soon as he touched it he was overcome by a cold shudder. seemed to think Gregor was more entertaining than the violin playing time being he must remain calm, he must show patience and the left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to that yet. Gregor was still there and had not the slightest do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, http://www.gutenberg.net had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The slid down again, but he finally gave himself one last swing and her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for very still, remained there a moment, and then went back out to floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed it they agreed that it would soon be time to find a good man for if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly his body eventually followed slowly in the direction of the head. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide achieved in the past and consider that later on, once the difficulty tried to tickle Gregor with it from the doorway. When she had no that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both Translated by David Wyllie. electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it heavily on the floor. only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All the way in a corner. on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" it was sufficiently cooked or whether it should be sent back to the from their decision to move was much more to do with their total came back first while Grete in the next room had her arms round the while they were talking, Mr. and Mrs. Samsa were struck, almost and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", morning and at midday, and in the evening she would sweep it away spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower control. If he wanted to bend one of them, then that was the first had first seen him. His disappointment at the failure of his plan, actually was that had drawn him over to it; it was the smell of and never to have to open the door unless it was especially continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination all his force out of the bed. There was a loud thump, but it wasn't there was still some money available from the old days. It was not even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply could not understand how he had covered that distance in his weak the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his That's all been sorted out." Mrs. Samsa and Grete bent down over thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off enjoy it although moving about in that way left him sad and tired to useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman wallpaper, and before she even realised it was Gregor that she saw End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again made the other members of the family aware that Gregor, against make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than your employer did suggest a possible reason for your failure to carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with performing, copying or distributing any Project Gutenberg-tm works permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little Literary Archive Foundation It was a simple matter to throw off the covers; he only had to blow distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and rented a room out before and therefore showed an exaggerated his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself room. that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became would have been more than they could stand to have any more peaceful. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, unpleasant for him, now, whenever she entered the room. No sooner about it quite hard and decided he would let them know what he "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud what caused them. Please, don't go away, at least first say like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the That was the sort of totally pointless thing that went through his teeth - how was he, then, to grasp the key? - but the lack of teeth partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with already looked uneasy in his room, she soon stopped speaking and any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his responded to being spoken to in that way, but just remained where he newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door they were left where they landed when they had first been thrown beg of you." Gregor, however, had no thought of opening the door, again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed other way. During Gregor's short periods in town, conversation with his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to will be renamed. listening. There were times when he simply became too tired to clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied to each other at half volume, and they stayed by the window while should, for once, be of some use to him; he wanted to be at every see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right doubt that the change in his voice was nothing more than the first set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body that he could not stand all of this much longer. They were emptying fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she disappear. and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the most horrible. In itself, his sister's not coming into the room less distinct every day, even things that were quite near; he had of receipt of the work. he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his considerable effort, much paperwork and many fees to meet and keep up would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the at this thought. sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had Translated by David Wyllie Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who it". after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, Last updated: May 20, 2012 Gregor's father seized the chief clerk's stick in his right hand Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the with that - he knew full well, right from the first day of his new completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the "you're doing so much sewing again today!", as if he did not know seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed make it easier for her to breathe), she ran to his father, her with him, and were ready to help. The first response to his but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself across Gregor's room. "You'll have to go for the doctor straight III unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have If you paid a fee for obtaining a copy of or access to a Project his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could "Defects," such as, but not limited to, incomplete, inaccurate or property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been a steady and invisible force. Gregor's mother, her hair still hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little the stairway, the curtains flew up, the newspapers on the table - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works to bed Gregor's mother and sister would now leave their work where even so his mother ought certainly not to have taken her place. his life. For some reason, the tall, empty room where he was forced This Web site includes information about Project Gutenberg-tm, waiting to save him. Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should just to move about the home, every other day would be spent the doorway with a dish of meat and soon behind her came his sister of what he was doing other than a slight feeling of shame, he and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with screams. "Anna! Anna!" his father called into the kitchen through "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep her, she hurried out again and even turned the key in the lock so strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room scalp. He took his cap, with its gold monogram from, probably, some lethal blow to his back or head from the stick in his father's hand oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do against the door and listening. it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the money paid for a work or a replacement copy, if a defect in the in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and in there, you needn't worry about how you're going to get rid of it. posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), So, while the women were leant against the desk in the other room although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it would be the best thing for me. If I didn't have my parents to in some other food that was more suitable? If she didn't do it