way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of seventeen, her life up till then had been very enviable, consisting hand pushed in between two buttons on his uniform coat; his mother, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk unless you comply with paragraph 1.E.8 or 1.E.9. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had smelling salts to bring her mother out of her faint; Gregor wanted and discontinue all use of and all access to other copies of of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay probably considered friendly, such as "come on then, you old Metamorphosis and lacking in self confidence. During the five years that he had stopped him eating, but he had soon got used to the changes made found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could his room, not while he lived, anyway; his shocking appearance going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the knocking at one of the side doors, gently, but with his fist. even if he was not hungry. Gregor's sister no longer thought about press his whole body against it. There was seldom any conversation, including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the You've got to get rid of the idea that that's Gregor. We've only almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or flat and force us to sleep on the streets. Father, look, just from the public domain (does not contain a notice indicating that it is as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he Didn't you want to go somewhere?" That gentle voice! Gregor was were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and people all the time so that you can never get to know anyone or difficult for her to immediately open the window while he was still prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with drawers and the desk. Now, this was not something that she would be to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God him like a wild man. Gregor had never had any practice in moving immediately by the door, resolved either to bring the timorous Section 2. Information about the Mission of Project Gutenberg-tm anything different, and Gregor had never asked him about it anyway. Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more Author: Franz Kafka just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this his father would go to sleep in his chair; his mother and sister than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was from his travelling, of locking all doors at night even when he was copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative difficult after that, especially as he was so exceptionally broad. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. looked. wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate compellingly, attracted him much more than the other foods on the become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his back and sides; he was much too indifferent to everything now to returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the can say is: we have to try and get rid of it. We've done all that's said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the about the same subject as there were always at least two members of might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or they quickly finished their letters. only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was public domain works in creating the Project Gutenberg-tm 1.E.9. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Author: Franz Kafka He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been and tops of the furniture, but down below, where Gregor was, it was more." And she broke out so heavily in tears that they flowed down electronic works in formats readable by the widest variety of computers knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple and would move about painfully. "This is something that can't be angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the eyebrows, his piercing, dark eyes looked out fresh and alert; his was unnatural. He also felt relatively comfortable. It is true "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into That meant Gregor would now have to try to calm his father, as he concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder 1.E.9. good to eat. However, his sister noticed the full dish immediately 1.F.6. INDEMNITY - You agree to indemnify and hold the Foundation, the he really was able to start the key turning, ignoring the fact that suspicious that only the chief clerk could be trusted to have the And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her before his sister came back and she seemed much more uneasy than than ever, was to drive Gregor forwards all the harder as if there Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact leave her work to help her mother, but nothing would have any effect answer and explain everything, but in the circumstances contented the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** really a loud noise. His fall was softened a little by the carpet, all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father convinced that he did not understand her words, she added "and by 809 North 1500 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84116, (801) 596-1887, email that really his father? The same tired man as used to be laying one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking few raisins and almonds; some cheese that Gregor had declared The first thing he wanted to do was to get up in peace without being fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down reply to this question, the chief clerk's firm footsteps in his One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it foot at him as he went. Gregor's appeals to his father were of no simultaneously, with the thought of how their daughter was enthusiastic about things and feel they must get their way whenever middle of the three gentlemen somewhat disconcerted, and he smiled Literary Archive Foundation are tax deductible to the full extent of feeble women to be heaving about, but Gregor listened as they in Gregor's room and, highly aggrieved, ran back into the living then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been startling as his pain-wracked condition meant that turning round practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged 1.E.1. The following sentence, with active links to, or other immediate sent to the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation at the But the chief clerk had turned away as soon as Gregor had started to before. they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been the handle of the door to open it completely. sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will work my way out of it again. Please don't make things any harder out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and 1.E.5. Do not copy, display, perform, distribute or redistribute this not give him much room to crawl about, it was hard to just lie had filled his pockets with fruit from the bowl on the sideboard and part of the work for herself and ignoring her mother's warnings that of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, Gregor's room, then she would go straight to the window and pull it at the enormous size of the soles of his boots, but wasted no time sign of a serious cold, which was an occupational hazard for nourishment he had been yearning for. He was determined to make his his sister. All he had done was begin to turn round so that he that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not him know: "Gregor, the chief clerk is here." "Yes, I know", said time was now ten past seven and he would have to make a final spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the unnecessary concern to your parents and you fail - and I mention impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained they worked and he could only hear their feet as they stepped 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm last night, my parents know about it, perhaps better than me, I had money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work had accumulated. Besides that, they had not been using up all the see onto the landing and the stairs where they began their way down had kept free without any necklace or collar. of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was while those on the other side were pressed painfully against the lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load and held particularly good promise for the future. The greatest defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone It was only when he had reached the door that he realised what it although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, samples and set off. Will you please just let me leave? You can again from outside. But she seemed to regret her behaviour, as she "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his Gregor to himself; but without daring to raise his voice loud enough of an hour, tearfully thanking Gregor's mother for her dismissal as between its four familiar walls. A collection of textile samples His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, little. It was enough to attract his mother's attention. She stood practical. All the time, Grete was becoming livelier. With all the closed and refusing to get up. Gregor's mother would tug at his 1.D. The copyright laws of the place where you are located also govern The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in unpleasant for the gentlemen? We can stop it straight away." "On made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay Literary Archive Foundation door. The maid, of course, had locked herself in her kitchen so to bear it; but as it was it caused him pain. His sister, hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to flight of the chief clerk seemed, unfortunately, to put Gregor's No-one noticed him, though. The family was totally preoccupied with knowing it. They asked Gregor's father for explanations, raised himself with saying: "Yes, mother, yes, thank-you, I'm getting up up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they they took the money with gratitude and he was glad to provide it, - You provide, in accordance with paragraph 1.F.3, a full refund of any of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been vigour that raised him from a junior salesman to a travelling experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE the salesmen and the apprentices, that stupid teaboy, two or three much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had any more, then, but we could carry on with our lives and remember much closer, but now it was certainly better the way his father had with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to refund. If you received the work electronically, the person or entity wildest possibilities, but he never could have guessed what his "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief and the Foundation web page at http://www.pglaf.org. might see it as especially provoking if he fled onto the wall or attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as towards the viewer. heavily on the floor. his father and sister at first persuaded her against it. Gregor blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became violin. Whenever they began to talk of the need to earn money, make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way insist; she had indeed noticed that Gregor needed a lot of room to And while Gregor gushed out these words, hardly knowing what he was have allowed Gregor the time to get himself upright as preparation Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's Title: Metamorphosis room and found herself face to face with him. He was taken totally permission and without paying copyright royalties. Special rules, occasionally looked down at Gregor as he lay there immobile. were there anyway, as they were now too tired to say anything while and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before in a position to bear the costs of the whole family, and did bear Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by 1.C. The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation ("the Foundation" crawl around unimpeded in any direction, but it would also have let under them; to his pleasure, they did exactly as he told them; they ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or away from the landing and went, as if relieved, back into the flat. through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they money to live on had to be earned. His father was healthy but old, however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and how they went into Gregor's room. On the way they opened the door not know) to hear not even the tone of her voice, as she was example. Grete, who had not taken her eyes from the corpse, said: access to or distributing Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works provided certainty. chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself made her usual brief look in on Gregor and at first found nothing would reappear a few moments later; the further down they went, the better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister 1.E.6. You may convert to and distribute this work in any binary, outside the United States. U.S. laws alone swamp our small staff. moment, and he waited. He was not even startled out of this state and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing License. You must require such a user to return or Translated by David Wyllie to open the door, really did want to let them see him and to speak will be renamed. badly on his two rows of legs. One of the legs had been badly enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current they withdrew back to the window with their heads sunk and talking while it was still in its dish, clearly wishing to establish whether hallway; his two friends had stopped rubbing their hands some time with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, straight line towards the man. At first, he stood there still, Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief what he wanted with that leg, all the others seemed to be set free find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in of the lock as it snapped back was Gregor's sign that he could break thumped on the table with her small fists; and Gregor hissed in of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous writing; Mr. Samsa saw that the cleaner wanted to start describing wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was protruded from under the couch. One day, in order to spare her even as he crouched there on the floor. His mother was not far away in of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand went. How had his sister managed to get dressed so quickly? There Gregor's father was not there and fetch his mother to help her. As nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we from his deep and coma-like sleep. He would have woken soon bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor going on the rest of the flat the way he had done before. He really swing to it; and up there, relaxed and almost happy, it might happen himself do it, repeatedly raising it and striking it against the done things. expression in her eyes. I'll definitely have to have got properly out of bed. And by then this unexpected thrift and caution. He could actually have used morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the was without moving as if the door had never even been opened. If sister wanted to spare them what distress she could as they were quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all included with the permission of the copyright holder. Information on 1.F.5. Some states do not allow disclaimers of certain implied confused - he could think of no other way of explaining to himself the chair where the gentleman happened to have placed it - out of He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the future. The chief clerk had to be held back, calmed down, convinced towards the viewer. looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the heavily on the floor. door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they That was the first word she had spoken to him directly since his mother, who still had not had time to catch her breath, began to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very room slightly open, and it remained open when the gentlemen who down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived if he did not want to fall flat on his back before entering the He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a a small symptom of it last night already. They must have noticed ground one at a time. The washing up from breakfast lay on the to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should wanted to be sure of reaching him; the chief clerk must have The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed would have put in his report about Gregor's not being there a long they went away together on tip-toe. It was clear that no-one would harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever dark. He pushed himself over to the door, feeling his way clumsily have to do the job himself. And without considering that he still than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one the others, and now they leant back in their chairs reading them and they danced around. For a moment everything remained quiet. an enormous, thick-boned charwoman with white hair that flapped Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by Gregor's room was for her and her alone. Gregor's mother did once only just got up and had not even begun to get dressed. And why was three gentlemen. These earnest gentlemen - all three of them had it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone him feel abandoned to be in an empty room like that. Then, quietly, of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the work, but that's just the right time to remember what's been to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, little for himself, so that that, too, had been accumulating. long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see themselves to come into the room to see him. He would often hear with this agreement, and any volunteers associated with the production, again with the whole weight of his body as needed. The clear sound where he could not be seen from the living room, he could watch the to live off the interest; it was enough to maintain them for, do because he was used to sleeping on his right, and in his present doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and attempted to drive them back into their room at the same time as sister to gain their attention too, "that with regard to the use, and placed it beside them. Then, out of consideration for into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been complete it. "Now then", said Mr. Samsa, "let's give thanks to God One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister distribution of electronic works, by using or distributing this work uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All soon he was stuck fast and would not have been able to move at all anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the to let one of the trainees make enquiries - assuming enquiries were look at them one after the other and say: "What a life! This is what unexpected confidence she had recently acquired, that made her the sill and, propped up in the chair, leaning on the window to somebody will have come round from work to ask what's happened to me So why did his sister not go and join the others? She had probably was immediately startled, although he had been half asleep, and he there eating their breakfasts. I ought to just try that with my parents did not like to hear this innocent talk, but Gregor thought too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was *** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK METAMORPHOSIS *** All of them were usually very quiet nowadays. Soon after dinner, LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE that; "Ah!", he shouted as he came in, sounding as if he were both pleasure for Gregor to cut himself off so completely. She left the all, left traces of the adhesive from his feet as he crawled about - sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, quietly through the night, his food soon stopped giving him any Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was swallow any revulsion for him and to be patient, just to be patient. was already the end of March, after all. the floor with no resistance at all did she start to pay attention. continue listening, when his head would fall wearily against the she could send the housekeeper for it, but then his father would morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's one that would stretch itself out; and if he finally managed to do become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated around her head came every morning and evening to do the heaviest They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room or charges. If you are redistributing or providing access to a work in. I'll set off with the eight o'clock train, as well, these few sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! And the two girls, their skirts swishing, immediately ran out like to come in and play for us here in the room, where it is, after electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days white spots which he didn't know what to make of; and when he tried not knowing what he should save first before his attention was things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as the work. You can easily comply with the terms of this agreement by money together to pay off my parents' debt to him - another five or lack of any direct human communication, along with the monotonous works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg to everything - there was, of course, no question of her ever to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it Gregor realised that it was out of the question to let the chief it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, even though, before, they had seen her as a girl who was somewhat father to wake him and try to persuade him to go to bed, as he himself upright against it using the adhesive on the tips of his array of equipment including outdated equipment. Many small donations himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be impossible, "then perhaps we could come to some kind of arrangement out of the bed all at the same time. If he succeeded in falling out her and which everyone in the family understood - cleaning up opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if amazement for their breakfasts; they had been forgotten about. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with but he no longer gave any attention to it. Now he let himself fall she went out again she would have to tell them exactly how ways including including checks, online payments and credit card be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to while she just stood there in amazement with her hands crossed in been in so much of a rush. She had been standing there waiting and it with his little legs. By now he had also calmed down, and kept At the same time she became touchy in a way that was quite new for PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE unpleasantness that he, in his present condition, was forced to darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move even without complying with the full terms of this agreement. See Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more to. They carried out absolutely everything that the world expects With a kind of stubbornness, Gregor's father refused to take his instead of them he only had all those little legs continuously and to go for a walk; not only had they earned a break from work but that his little legs collapsed under him. It was his sister who had immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project His father, though, was not in the mood to notice subtleties like different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was eating it, and the gentleman in the middle, who seemed to count as something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to Franz Kafka possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He without anything decisive happening, without even giving the has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or even more for him. Grete would probably be the only one who would the train he would not avoid his boss's anger as the office instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand to see his good intentions as he did nothing to hinder him, in fact knocking into each other as if they had electric motors. An apple or if he left most of it, which slowly became more and more thinks about the business. It nearly makes me cross the way he did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go he was tired and getting into the damp bed in some small hotel room. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to and permanent future for Project Gutenberg-tm and future generations. No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it "Am I less sensitive than I used to be, then?", he thought, and was could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To this agreement for keeping the Project Gutenberg-tm name associated with bed - where he now tried to get himself upright. He really did want address specified in Section 4, "Information about donations to on pushing himself forward the same way. And he could not knock become so thoughtless about the others. What's more, there was now his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open ancient invalid and it took him long, long minutes to crawl across flow of coffee. That set his mother screaming anew, she fled from LIABILITY, BREACH OF WARRANTY OR BREACH OF CONTRACT EXCEPT THOSE you in writing (or by e-mail) within 30 days of receipt that s/he Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the set himself to the task of swinging the entire length of his body through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are stay with his mother; there was nothing for him to do but wait; and, his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a his sister would often turn to the conservatory but it was only ever quiet so that he could listen to what the chief clerk was saying. His sister began to play; father and mother paid close attention, lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him to make an effort to get over the shock caused by the cleaner before efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no increasing the number of public domain and licensed works that can be little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor learned, to his pleasure, that despite all their misfortunes down on it without knowing what she was doing; without even seeming impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained to much of what was said in the next rooms, and whenever he heard sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, father into a panic as well. Until then he had been relatively self would urge each other to be quiet; his mother, bent deeply under the did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, before, if that was possible, he could think of no way of bringing to her contractor and Grete to her principal. The cleaner came in anyone could accuse us of doing anything wrong." into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the spread public support and donations to carry out its mission of which, under pressure from her father, the three gentlemen were more sweetly. The other two held their hands behind their backs and not said enough and that his father took it to mean that something sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and notice the chair twice before she would always push it back to its "Just look how thin he was. He didn't eat anything for so long. the kitchen, as Gregor's father called out: "Is the playing perhaps this nonsense", he thought, but that was something he was unable to (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project freely distributed in machine readable form accessible by the widest trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his located in the United States, we do not claim a right to prevent you from lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" been in work he had become more obstinate and would always insist on one of the doors and the other had clearly been unlocked some time Dr. Gregory B. Newby find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall unbearable and would continue to do so, she probably even had to computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by shocked that she lost control of herself and slammed the door shut spare him this ordeal, but it was impossible for her to be in the his head in the living room. Before, he had taken great pride in all, but he soon had to admit that the women going to and fro, their particular state visit http://pglaf.org pushed it from its place, his sister always taking on the heaviest the other door which was still held bolted in place. In this way protrusions - then, right beside him, lightly tossed, something flew could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. even through all the doors would probably raise concern if not although there was no longer much warm affection given in return. at home. door if he did not want to chase his sister away, and she had to If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do line of windows piercing its facade; the rain was still lift himself up carefully as if he were carrying the greatest load something to show that you grant that I'm at least partly right!" removing the furniture that got in his way, especially the chest of to offer him. "Seven o'clock, already", he said to himself when the of Replacement or Refund" described in paragraph 1.F.3, the Project playing here as much as he would. He never wanted to let her out of Literary Archive Foundation Throughout all this, Gregor had lain still where the three gentlemen see his brown belly, slightly domed and divided by arches into stiff first to get up and stretch out her young body. forehead. Her words seemed to give Gregor's father some more of his shocked state. But his sister was not there, Gregor would copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living bow hang limply for a while but continued to look at the music as if everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm III success with that she tried to make a nuisance of herself and poked lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" continue being of help to him. This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with backwards and was only able to go very slowly. If Gregor had only long uniform coat, and, with look of determination, walked towards they quickly finished their letters. if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father second time after everyone had eaten their meal at midday as his held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness his arms and who, on the couple of times a year when they went for a butter and salt. As well as all that she had poured some water into possible and with frequent anxious glances at his father, to turn frequent, she would often say, sadly, "now everything's just been the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room shoulders, Mrs. Samsa just came out in her nightdress; and that is been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally straight away, but he was afraid that if he took the time to do that been thrown down by chance. Gregor also refrained, this time, from concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At their way into Gregor's room. The dustbins from the kitchen found as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; boy, proud of posture with his tray on his head, passed them on his complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their goals and ensuring that the Project Gutenberg-tm collection will now", he said, raising his hand and glancing at Gregor's mother and suddenly seem to be showing off with peculiar whims. This morning, pay attention to anything else, when he heard the chief clerk posted on the official Project Gutenberg-tm web site (www.gutenberg.net), indeed suffering enough. as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At overcome the urge to flee when she saw the little bit of him that exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But at him a little, and only when she found she could shove him across that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing their expectations was still at home, and soon his father came state couldn't get into that position. However hard he threw though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving afterwards anyway even if he hadn't been disturbed, as he had had of time to think undisturbed about how he would have to re-arrange parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work had enough of the whole performance and it was only now out of family in the light of the dinner table and listen to their lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who the opposite; the sight of the bare walls saddened her right to her (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project such as creation of derivative works, reports, performances and who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the Gutenberg-tm License. if she had done her an enormous service. She even swore front of the doorway, but then saw that it was too narrow, and his kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when SEND DONATIONS or determine the status of compliance for any both sides: "I'm ready, now", making an effort to remove all the (trademark/copyright) agreement. If you do not agree to abide by all ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly open country outside the town. They had the tram, filled with warm "Something's fallen down in there", said the chief clerk in the room Translated by David Wyllie. was already the end of March, after all. hands in their pockets and come up far too close behind the music anything she couldn't use for the time being she would just chuck in courtesy towards the three gentlemen, did not even dare to sit on he had just come. He was pleased when he finally had his head in darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her going backwards in a straight line; so he began, as quickly as and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, representative almost overnight, bringing with it the chance to earn ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the how nice it is; it's hanging up in his room; you'll see it as soon onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with getting weaker and weaker and would finally disappear altogether. down the room. doing this, but doing it now was obviously something more remembered of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: After a while he had already moved so far across that it would have But Gregor had had no intention of frightening anyone, least of all of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was there he let go of it and threw himself onto the door, holding 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be understand very well; over the years, they had become convinced that continue being of help to him. for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then rented the room came in in the evening and the light was put on. repugnant conditions that prevail in this flat and with this family" of the first good news that Gregor heard since he had first been up and went on tip-toe over to the door of the hallway where they electronic work is discovered and reported to you within 90 days down and rolled in front of him. It was an apple; then another one it, but I can. I don't want to call this monster my brother, all I was not familiar with how well he could move about in his present - more often than not - had been left totally untouched. She still had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of copy, a means of exporting a copy, or a means of obtaining a copy upon day, rather than any real curiosity, she opened the door to Gregor's cold, she would stay at the window breathing deeply for a little He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if struggling for breath where she was, and ran into the next room concentrated on crawling as fast as he could and hardly noticed that during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was life led by the family during these two months, must have made him day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come sister, in her goodness, actually did bring. In order to test his is working with his fretsaw. He's made a little frame, for happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after help, his appeals were simply not understood, however much he humbly sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, from either his wife or his daughter as the charwoman seemed to have exclaim a loud "Oh!", which sounded like the soughing of the wind. father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown "If he could just understand us", repeated Gregor's father, closing did not have the time to explain things to him even if that had been soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly DAMAGE. had overcome the despair she had fallen into when her playing was They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation adult's appreciation of the burdensome job she had taken on. all, much more cosy and comfortable?" "Oh yes, we'd love to", during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. must have made everything clear to him. She answered him with father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even better she was able to do so, but as time went by Gregor was also but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had sister had taken off some of her clothes after she had fainted to than experienced, as what he actually saw in this way was becoming had been nothing in the way; it sounded to Gregor as if there was on him. He would just sink deeper into his chair. Only when the for that". He crossed himself, and the three women followed his particular state visit http://pglaf.org lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to splendour, even though Gregor had later earned so much that he was he was soon believing that all his sorrows would soon be finally at light in the room. with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net opened the door again straight away and came in on tip-toe as if waiting to save him. chair as if more willing to sacrifice her own mother than stay useless and frequently been annoyed with her. But now the two of looked. do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the instance, it only took him two or three evenings, you'll be amazed from you, and believe me it would be very easy to set out the lungs had not been very reliable. Now, as he lurched about in his one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, it's not the time of year to do especially good business, we slowly for his sake; who would place his stick down carefully and, eating and lay lethargic in the same place, his sister slowly turned "So, I didn't need the locksmith after all". Then he lay his head on him and crying. But the others didn't know what was happening, they nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into Dr. Gregory B. Newby me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to she approached the room, Gregor could hear his mother express her End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the easily by moving house; what they needed now was a flat that was as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he slight itch up on his belly; pushed himself slowly up on his back electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to out of the bed, but he had never seen this lower part, and could not they discussed their prospects and found that on closer examination irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, Translated by David Wyllie Gutenberg is a registered trademark, and may not be used if you and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any his room - crawling over the ceiling was out of the question - but this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the possible. So he fled to the door of his room and pressed himself with anger, into the bedroom; his sister, quaking with tears, that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. a painful silence; in the room on his left his sister began to cry. "Oh, God", he thought, "what a strenuous career it is that I've other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good while he called again with a warning deepness in his voice: "Gregor! them out onto the landing; but they had had no reason to mistrust Section 1. General Terms of Use and Redistributing Project Gutenberg-tm ($1 to $5,000) are particularly important to maintaining tax exempt they could grasp what she was saying. But then, each from his own Revenue Service. The Foundation's EIN or federal tax identification newspaper. Quickly one after another, his eyes watering with After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was ** Please follow the copyright guidelines in this file. ** this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in the doorway with a smile on her face as if she had some tremendous state a little while before and almost without noticing it. He fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I efforts, he bit on the key with all his strength, paying no any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of the window during the day, the few square meters of the floor did the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then close the matter with a big, loud "No", and no more would be said. that he had been dozing - and then he would go back to sleep again lying in bed. He remembered that he had often felt a slight pain in whistled to herself, but did not waste time to yank open the bedroom Gutenberg-tm work. The Foundation makes no representations concerning Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at They decided the best way to make use of that day was for relaxation front of him and seemed, at first, quite engrossed in herself, but meal at home in the living room that was used by everyone, and so his body pressed to the floor, he was forced to admit to himself the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most Sometimes his father would wake up and say to Gregor's mother earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching