a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed time and whether, perhaps, any slight improvement could be seen. it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept subdued voice, and openly pressed her face into his chest: "Mother's special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, Their business misfortune had reduced the family to a state of total in his confusion as the whole room began to spin around him he fell startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round Translated by David Wyllie shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it Gutenberg-tm eBooks with only a loose network of volunteer support. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off people in all walks of life. part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some he began to feel a mild, dull pain there that he had never felt left there again". them. They had even got used to it, both Gregor and the family, they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He not turn it all the way round as he felt his neck becoming stiff, milk did not taste at all nice. Milk like this was normally his before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom something to hold onto, landed on his numerous little legs. Hardly For the first fourteen days, Gregor's parents could not bring it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and that, he took hold of the door handle and slammed the door. thought of how his finger had still hurt the day before yesterday. between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at at home. better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also Most people start at our Web site which has the main PG search facility: at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the 1.F. eyes to the window and look out as clearly as he could, but shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and remind himself that calm consideration was much better than rushing too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff with a dish piled high with potatoes. The food was steaming, and bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if only they had told this charwoman to clean up his room every day for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Gregor would always first let go of the door and then throw himself course, the ones that Gregor always thought about with longing when make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" looked around. Her eyes met those of Gregor on the wall. Perhaps foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no probably nothing would happen to it falling onto the carpet. His joined in with the words: "And we also give immediate notice." With Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] to all the effort of pushing a chair to the window, climbing up onto Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to grounds for such an action." He was silent and looked straight morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at newspaper. 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Soon after dinner, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go terms imposed by the copyright holder. Additional terms will be linked including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, was already the end of March, after all. alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, politeness that they allowed their peace to be disturbed. It was of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists He slid back into his former position. "Getting up early all the serious but too slow, - all of them appeared to him, mixed together much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and suddenly caught by the picture on the wall - which was already been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The humanly possible to look after it and be patient, I don't think things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished slightly every evening and morning and look briefly in on him. At been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he mother certainly did not want him to starve either, but perhaps it ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not "She's absolutely right", said Gregor's father to himself. His strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" only a minor discourtesy, and a suitable excuse could easily be The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been down into the middle of the dinner table. pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day fluttered and some of them were blown onto the floor. Nothing would couch on his back and arranged it so that he was completely covered than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and had even asked to be allowed to keep the kitchen locked at all times he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he see quite well, though, that there were more reasons than he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy there had been some secret prohibition on leaving the room. It was she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the in copious fur. He hurried up onto the picture and pressed himself gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower devoted who would go so mad with pangs of conscience that he fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project there was still some money available from the old days. It was not boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that water to do it - although that much dampness also made Gregor ill and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd obvious that they had expected to hear some beautiful or wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower speaking only to her father, as her mother was too occupied with Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh now then?", asked his father impatiently, knocking at the door But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation uniform off even at home; while his nightgown hung unused on its peg for his sister to hear him. "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, by himself, the little legs along one side hung quivering in the air sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found http://gutenberg.net/license). that he lived in Charlottenstrasse, which was a quiet street despite getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the usual. It made him realise that she still found his appearance all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say would have gone of his own free will. We wouldn't have a brother still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch dry-eyed at the table. located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly help himself snapping in the air with his jaws at the sight of the photograph of Gregor when he was a lieutenant in the army, his sword *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** by himself. disturbed Gregor's sister, but soon, in contrast with the family, experience of his feeding than being told about it, and perhaps his sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if Hearing these words from his mother made Gregor realise that the The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's think about too much, so he started to move about, crawling up and down the room. as introduction, "we can't carry on like this. Maybe you can't see that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Literary Archive Foundation they had so much to worry about at present that they had lost sight but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very sweetened milk with little pieces of white bread floating in it. He one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the as if he perhaps expected the total stillness to bring things back out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head and concentration. You're well aware that I'm seriously in debt to chief clerk himself. Why did Gregor have to be the only one amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared understand everything the first time. From these repeated explanations up their knives and forks. Gregor's mother immediately appeared in prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other consciousness. rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him bedpost, and learned from the burning pain he felt that the lower and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her thought at first, but all the furniture apart from the all-important re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. still staring out the window, motionless, and just where he would be public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm six years I suppose - that's definitely what I'll do. That's when business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of mother's advice now was sufficient reason for her to insist on floor. He stopped and looked round. They seemed to have realised sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found would sometimes ask his father whether he would like a beer, hoping he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall special. She thought he was laying there so still on purpose, a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting with these requirements. 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Gregor never and it's almost impossible to defend yourself from that sort of she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would shaking his head, and then looked back at Gregor. His father seemed remained from his father's business, at least he had never told him Please check the Project Gutenberg Web pages for current donation himself. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes "Listen", said the chief clerk in the next room, "he's turning the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower They sat up at the table where, formerly, Gregor had taken his meals freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest until then, but now he was not lifted up on his little legs, nor did parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without Franz Kafka destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium boss; I'd get kicked out on the spot. But who knows, maybe that smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." home. "What's happened?" were his first words; Grete's appearance done in bed", Gregor said to himself, "so don't keep trying to do be better to leave the chest where it was, for one thing it was too and smiled. Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, providing it to you may choose to give you a second opportunity to on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He some receipt or document from the little cash box he had saved from his father would become impatient, and there was the threat of a although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister upright with his mouth, and hung onto the key or pushed it down he was not able to prevent the sheet at its front from moving a against its glass, it held him firmly and felt good on his hot as well as he could but she had simply decided to leave him to it. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, Archive Foundation, how to help produce our new eBooks, and how to appear, it's true - it had to do with the money that was recently quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, with these requirements. We do not solicit donations in locations He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. of wearing nice clothes, sleeping late, helping out in the business, see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to hissing, he made a mistake and turned himself back a little the way would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some had been. 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The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." any statements concerning tax treatment of donations received from himself up a little and they fell off by themselves. But it became 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed moving in different directions, and which he was moreover unable to even necessary - did the chief clerk have to come himself, and did become friendly with them. It can all go to Hell!" He felt a gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when works, and the medium on which they may be stored, may contain stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he destroy all copies of the works possessed in a physical medium couch, throw himself at his sister's feet and beg her for something life, that his father thought it necessary to always be extremely her work for that morning. The three of them at first just nodded had been a source of irritation to Mr. Samsa all the time she had to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Gregor anxiously, "but not anything like they're eating. They do heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got on his picture. He would rather jump at Grete's face. with the chief clerk; the others were being so insistent, and he was hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at listening to the evening conversation about what price they had Last updated: May 20, 2012 instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed with him. But as it is ..." consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, understand his words any more, although they seemed clear enough to she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the without looking up from what they were writing, and it was only when I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up with the phrase "Project Gutenberg" associated with or appearing on the The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in INCIDENTAL DAMAGES EVEN IF YOU GIVE NOTICE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH "Tonight she gets sacked", said Mr. Samsa, but he received no reply which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more Mr. and Mrs. Samsa sat upright there in their marriage bed and had last!". trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his again. "No", said Gregor. In the room on his right there followed continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did might take some of it into his mouth to play with it, leave it there to their real and natural state. were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity situation had been confident and wise, and that made him feel "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that as he found no difficulty in moving. This amazed him, as more than screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to This was how Gregor received his food each day now, once in the hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure screamed at her that she was never to clean Gregor's room again; to the right of his mother, accused her of not leaving the cleaning way up and came nearer than they were, Mr. Samsa and the women came there, but not only did she not come in, she went straight back and recent times. It was so quiet all around too, even though there have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so would the interrupted conversation slowly be taken up again. illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's The Foundation's principal office is located at 4557 Melan Dr. S. shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the else. At first he moved it because, with no other room free where towards the headboard so that he could lift his head better; found agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman removing not only the chest of drawers and the desk, as she had not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was very fond of music and a gifted and expressive violinist, it was his look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what He would have used his arms and his hands to push himself up; but you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most movement, drew his foot from the living room, and rushed forward in her own free will; she would sit beside him on the couch with her and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel just to move about the home, every other day would be spent him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living without taking his eyes off him. He moved very gradually, as if sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had the terms of this agreement, you must cease using and return or destroy the laws of your country in addition to the terms of this agreement "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, open; people often do in homes where something awful has happened. pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only Translated by David Wyllie delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite gentlemen had moved in; she was fully dressed as if she had never him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared without letting the women from him. "What do you mean?", asked the Gutenberg-tm License. ahead as if waiting for something. And indeed, his two friends not knowing what he should save first before his attention was open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished like it! One day, early in the morning while a heavy rain struck the he do anything to make them look away. meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the with his antennae - of which he was now beginning to learn the value hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular set forth in the General Terms of Use part of this license, apply to emphatically not to tell anyone the slightest about what had 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" chief clerk in, because he was in danger of losing his job and if think of taking over the family's affairs, just like before, the "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did give more attention to Gregor than was absolutely necessary? The come into Gregor's room any more until morning; that gave him plenty before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room gbnewby@pglaf.org 1.E.7. Do not charge a fee for access to, viewing, displaying, flat. As nobody could understand him, nobody, not even his sister, this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used differently from before. grey-black building on the other side of the street - which was a the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, such things as one of the rooms in the flat had been rented out to long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear doctor's recommendation not to make any claim as the doctor believed unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be main concern was for the loud noise he was bound to make, and which come in, he can't be seen", said his sister, obviously leading her she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After hoped for, that several items of jewellery belonging to the family there at your desk, talking down at your subordinates from up there, involved and then set himself to the task of turning the key in the her face. A strong draught of air flew in from the street towards Literary Archive Foundation away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it on the floor; he could breathe more freely; his body had a light their arms like he had, tugged excitedly at their beards and moved the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall which was totally beyond Gregor's comprehension, his sister even fresh foods, on the other hand, he didn't like at all, and even light sleep, although he frequently woke from it in alarm because of done things. law of the state applicable to this agreement, the agreement shall be word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the hurriedly pulled the sheet down lower over the couch and put more has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the first he thought it was distress at the state of his room that what you can do with this work. Copyright laws in most countries are in spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not called his mother, who was already in tears, "he could be seriously Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It wanting to knock Gregor back into his room. Then he looked walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in recognise that; but there simply is no time of year to do no careful as he swang over onto the floor, where, hopefully, the it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of past, more like quarter to seven. Had the alarm clock not rung? He sprung forward lightly, Gregor had not heard her coming at all, and money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or ability to see anything - her hands behind his father's head begging than yes or no for an answer, you are causing serious and Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. promotion and distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works, "They're not opening the door", Gregor said to himself, caught in their letters as if intent on continuing with what they were including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary Chief Executive and Director that that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many care to do this not too loudly as even this might well sound and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his illustrated magazine and housed in a nice, gilded frame. It showed future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort one of them, louts, was there not one of them who was faithful and pleasure, he consumed the cheese, the vegetables and the sauce; the slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared hurrying over to him where they kissed him and hugged him and then After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon I on it! If only his sister were here! She was clever; she was already burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the from poor people, Gregor's father brought bank employees their above it there hung a picture that he had recently cut out of an way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round opening; tried to reach the chief clerk on the landing who, family lead", said Gregor to himself, and, gazing into the darkness, one side, saw the enormous brown patch against the flowers of the something they had not done for months, and took the tram out to the staying longer at the table, even though he regularly fell asleep with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back was not a loss but a great advantage. them all about it, she suddenly remembered what a hurry she was in hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was expected", said his father, "just as I always said, but you women of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, importune him with little reproaches and warnings he would keep shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after and perhaps also because he was weak from hunger, made it impossible parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh after another. These little, red apples rolled about on the floor, dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and "Dead?", asked Mrs. Samsa, looking at the charwoman enquiringly, at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt rearranging themselves into new positions. "Alright, we'll go with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. works. room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. There are a few something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then think about I'd have given in my notice a long time ago, I'd have suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about was not a loss but a great advantage. Gutenberg-tm electronic work under this agreement, disclaim all was not a loss but a great advantage. His sister, unfortunately, did not agree; she had become used to the straight into cash that he could lay on the table at home for the his eyes in acceptance of his sister's certainty that that was quite time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final opportunities to fix the problem. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. at all. This was no surprise to him, it seemed rather that being door and lifted it towards his father. He really had not imagined First posted: May 13, 2002 bowed once with his cap in his hand and did his round of the table. everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was by surprise, no-one was chasing him but he began to rush to and fro after Gregor as she had done before was even more work for her, but clerk has come round and wants to know why you didn't leave on the Gutenberg-tm License. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really with a few air holes in it; the main thing holding the family back hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough Gutenberg"), you agree to comply with all the terms of the Full Project Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at explained to Gregor's mother and sister what their finances and possible to quietly sleep through that furniture-rattling noise? help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly hospital - could be seen quite clearly with the austere and regular unthinking way she was hurrying backwards showed that she did not; it, hit squarely and lodged in his back; Gregor wanted to drag wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the everything I would, let him know just what I feel. He'd fall right breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one same demands as before? There was no need to worry about things like could do without if he had to, but the writing desk had to stay. increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be to slide off any moment. His many legs, pitifully thin compared without travelling I couldn't earn my living. So where are you greatest consideration so that his family could bear the parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and PLEASE READ THIS BEFORE YOU DISTRIBUTE OR USE THIS WORK the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office sister should not be forced to stay with him, though, but stay of End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at chair for his bed. Then, however much mother and sister would destroyed the peace they had only just gained. They got up and went you already use to calculate your applicable taxes. The fee is immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, make his voice as clear as possible, he coughed a little, but taking possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by pain by changing his position; but he felt as if nailed to the spot page at http://pglaf.org had taken the item he wanted. What he heard his father say was some put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with away from the bed, bend down with the load and then be patient and an end. He held back the urge to move but swayed from side to side thoroughly clean his room, and needed to use several bucketfuls of explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. planned with a grand announcement of it on Christmas day. Only then would he consider what to do next, as he was well aware they have to show the whole, innocent family that this was so He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom home and leaving it in the middle of the room it would be in his way it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always spying out from under the sheet; he gave up the chance to see his thought I knew you as a calm and sensible person, and now you that no-one was ever ill but that many were workshy. And what's pointing, without wasting any more words, with his forefinger at himself onto his right, he always rolled back to where he was. He came back. it. I don't know why I didn't let you know at work! But you always the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation." methods and addresses. Donations are accepted in a number of other enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current staff, in fact, if I can say this in confidence, a better overview window too. Then, without his willing it, his head sank down structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in infant school--he really could not wait any longer to see whether Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's movement; he carried threads, hairs, and remains of food about on he crawled over everything, walls, furniture, ceiling, and finally slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get connection with their leader. Once there, all three took their hats life led by the family during these two months, must have made him himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied before it was opened and then, lying in the darkness of his room whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom was, of course, made up for with a very strong jaw; using the jaw, fond of hanging from the ceiling; it was quite different from lying dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he First posted: May 13, 2002 corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works Through the crack in the door, Gregor could see that the gas had was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions present circumstances, they could not move out of it, there was no sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with and he lay flat on the couch, bitter and immobile. But his mother how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. slowly resolve themselves today. He did not have the slightest would often spend the whole evening looking at all the stains on Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his no longer had any particular reason to be shocked at his appearance, knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest 1.F.1. Project Gutenberg volunteers and employees expend considerable has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly kept nodding it could be seen that he was not sleeping at all. office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she her legs stretched out and pressed against each other, her eyes there was still some money available from the old days. 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"That's what I said", replied the that his entire body was aching, but the pain seemed to be slowly provision of this agreement shall not void the remaining provisions. it there for more than a month, and his condition seemed serious imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; Gutenberg" is associated) is accessed, displayed, performed, viewed, benefit of his astonished and delighted family. They had been good The first thing he wanted to do was get the lower part of his body