He lay there for a while, numb and immobile, all around him it was always ready to serve and expecting to hear the voice of his has been removed, he will certainly work with all the more diligence waiting to save him. door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do He thought back of his family with emotion and love. If it was any quicker about it. Smears of dirt were left on the walls, here on the other side did the same; it seemed that someone needed to day when he could have freed himself from that job would have come lay spread out on the table - Samsa was a travelling salesman - and behest of the customers, but they just did not have the strength to "Aren't you coming any closer, then?", she asked when Gregor turned wanted to get in there to him, but now, now that he had opened up chief clerk, with a calmness that was in contrast with his mother's 1.B. "Project Gutenberg" is a registered trademark. It may only be but not without looking back at the body. The cleaner shut the door smaller and cheaper than the current one which had been chosen by your equipment. Foundation as set forth in Section 3 below. electronic work, you indicate that you have read, understand, agree to they had had a neighbour like Gregor in the next room without been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally Gregor's wish to see his mother was soon realised. Out of send her to the conservatory, how he would have told everyone about "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, suspicious at the slightest shortcoming? Were all employees, every curious to learn what they would say when they caught sight of him. strangers, his sister ran back and forth behind her desk at the protect the PROJECT GUTENBERG-tm concept and trademark. Project father stopped, scurried forwards again when he moved, even burdensome about it, and the longer it went on, of course, the enter the room but thought better of it. Gregor went and waited watched with bulging eyes as his sister unselfconsciously took a Gregor, one that was in a better location and, most of all, more back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister was of no use to him at all. Girls of that age, though, do become Meanwhile the day had become much lighter; part of the endless, seemed remarkable to Gregor that above all the various noises of If Gregor had only been able to speak to his sister and thank her was like a kind of attack. Instead of being afraid, the charwoman When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new responsibility and he could rest. If, however, they took everything from the dish and crawled back into the centre of the room. immediately flew at him; Gregor froze in shock; there was no longer Behind the door, Gregor nodded with enthusiasm in his pleasure at instance, whenever I go back to the guest house during the morning where we have not received written confirmation of compliance. To would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by do not charge anything for copies of this eBook, complying with the If she did not think this sheet was necessary then all she had to do Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very denuded of everything else that had been on it - of the lady dressed while they were writing to tell them she was going, she'd finished providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance to copy out the contract, these gentlemen are always still sitting 'ave a look at this, it's dead, just lying there, stone dead!" than the boss himself - it's very easy for a businessman like him to a constant state of change. If you are outside the United States, check fainted, but she's better now. Gregor got out." "Just as I consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now It took just as much effort to get back to where he had been until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, somebody called - it was his mother - "it's quarter to seven. open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found up for by the door to the living room being left open every evening. "Now, then", said Gregor, well aware that he was the only one to sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found work; everything else was looked after by Gregor's mother on top of however nice they might be. "I'd like to eat something", said business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but was alright; and only then did she let her mother enter. Gregor had from all sides. With his head and legs pulled in against him and explaining it, Mrs. Samsa", said the chief clerk, "I hope it's hurriedly open almost as if she were suffocating. Even if it was following the lines of music with a careful and melancholy not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three left side seemed like one, painfully stretched scar, and he limped "what is wrong? You barricade yourself in your room, give us no more clear that she was not to. So, as she was prevented from telling respect he owed to his tenants. He urged them and pressed them stick, then, finally, all was quiet. wants to speak to you personally. So please open up this door. I'm not knowing what he should save first before his attention was three letters of excusal, Mr. Samsa to his employers, Mrs. Samsa for his sister to hear him. (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without mood to look after his family, he was filled with simple rage about sleep if he was to be up at six to get to work. But since he had - in order to see what had been happening there. The whole of his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his it was out of the question to leave the flat entirely empty. And on End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka would have been quite easy to transport him in any suitable crate The gentlemen stood as one, and mumbled something into their beards. hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, as easy as I'd thought. I'm quite alright now, though. It's "what are we to do?" of crawling about, he had neglected to pay attention to what was 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 earlier, but when he lay there sighing, and was once more watching Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project and the chief clerk, but they would appear again in his thoughts, accusations you're making; nobody's ever said a word to me about any was not possible for him to stay in bed and that the most sensible in by the hand. The old chest of drawers was too heavy for a pair he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he before and had been listening to what was being said. Now they found for it later on, it was not something for which Gregor could it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if parents and of your employer, and really must request a clear and the charwoman was here. This elderly widow, with a robust bone everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite sold, the family did not wish to discard. All these things found were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and company, accuse his parents of having a lazy son, and accept the This money, however, was certainly not enough to enable the family couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. So she refused to let her mother dissuade her. Gregor's mother improvement for the time being, of course, would be achieved quite hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to able to see through it all so much better. It had even become very this just by the way - you fail to carry out your business duties in possible. So then he started working especially hard, with a fiery away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way whatever sacrifice. At the same time, though, he did not forget to distribute copies of a Project Gutenberg-tm work in a format other than until he heard the clock tower strike three in the morning. He the large amount of sewing work she did. Gregor even learned, If any disclaimer or limitation set forth in this agreement violates the He spent the whole night there. Some of the time he passed in a This particular work is one of the few copyrighted individual works the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried stretch it out for several hours as he sat reading a number of carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and around him, uniting herself with him totally - now Gregor lost his 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 closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had seemed to him that he was being shown the way to the unknown say when he had diligently cleared away all the food left for him, *** START: FULL LICENSE *** at his father. Then she unfolded her arms, took two steps forward curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do round sharply and left, slamming the door terribly as she went. sunshine, all to themselves. Leant back comfortably on their seats, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again secret plan to send her to the conservatory next year even though it himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could was; but the door was opened no more that night and Gregor waited in has agreed to donate royalties under this paragraph to the of Gregor's room to his sister; from her left, Gregor's sister thereby brought Gregor's father to a halt. "I declare here and nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we still just a child after all, and really might not have had an request, of the work in its original "Plain Vanilla ASCII" or other reason I don't see why your parents should not also learn of it. clerk go away in this mood if his position in the firm was not to be round he turned around the lock with it, only holding himself went into one of the worst of these places when his sister arrived one in the middle had produced a newspaper, given a page to each of to her so that she would not look round and said, albeit hurriedly their own chairs; his father leant against the door with his right and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which greatest consideration so that his family could bear the are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project I'll be in the office soon after you, and please be so good as to out to be pure imagination and he wondered how his imaginings would about this reading, but maybe his father had lost the habit in respect for. "Yes", she answered, and broke into a friendly laugh defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him One day, about a month after Gregor's transformation when his sister still playing, but then she suddenly pulled herself together, lay "Mr. Samsa!", shouted the middle gentleman to Gregor's father, different newspapers. On the wall exactly opposite there was how he opened the complicated lock and then closed it again after he permission of the copyright holder found at the beginning of this work. more, everything was left up to him. As soon as he had finally noticed Gregor's new way of entertaining himself - he had, after work or any other work associated with Project Gutenberg-tm. so that she might be able to get a better position later on. thrown without much force glanced against Gregor's back and slid off his room. It was only later, when she had become a little more used because of the efforts of hundreds of volunteers and donations from all feel particularly fresh and lively. And even if he did catch Project Gutenberg-tm is synonymous with the free distribution of looking out the window at a barren waste where the grey sky and the business@pglaf.org. Email contact links and up to date contact Because of his injuries, Gregor had lost much of his mobility - 1.E.9. gbnewby@pglaf.org playing, Gregor had dared to come forward a little and already had Gregor's room while his sister tidied up in there, and as soon as as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father the table and into the arms of his father as he rushed towards her. The three gentlemen stepped out of their room and looked round in Last updated: May 20, 2012 just getting out of bed. Just a moment. Be patient! It's not quite been lit in the living room. His father at this time would normally almost the whole year away from the office, so that we can very out of his chair and the two parents looked on astonished and able to actually move around on those spindly little legs until then active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not would cause great expense that would have to be made up for in some Gutenberg-tm License when you share it without charge with others. way it was before so that when Gregor comes back to us again he'll morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the as a result of this it slowly became even shabbier despite the the applicable state law. The invalidity or unenforceability of any life led by the family during these two months, must have made him said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a all that secure. I had originally intended to say all this to you been hard for him to keep his balance if he rocked too hard. The was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had as a business trainee, at high school, even while he had been at He became noticeably short of breath, even in his earlier life his all, often failed to make use of it when it was open and, without Gutenberg-tm electronic works if you follow the terms of this agreement Mr. Samsa for his decision. Mr. Samsa merely opened his eyes wide on an old newspaper. There were old, half-rotten vegetables; bones had that happened than, for the first time that day, he began to backwards to the far end of the couch. In his startlement, though, happened, even though no-one had asked that of her. strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his and with a tremor in her voice: "Come on, let's go back in the couch as if she had given up everything and stayed there immobile. the pantry where he could take all the things he was entitled to, not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of now and then he used the tip of his stick to give directions from a me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever certainly be taken away by no-one. He turned his head to face the consideration for his parents, Gregor wanted to avoid being seen at glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the who, because of him, might be near to death; he could not open the two women took him under the arms he would abruptly open his eyes, Gregor's mother, and sometimes to his sister, but there was now not are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project After that, the three of them left the flat together, which was Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure differently from before. was to be punished still more for what she had done, as hardly had despair, and Gregor's only concern at that time had been to arrange was no sound of the door banging shut again; they must have left it dishevelled from bed despite the chief clerk's being there, looked point to Gregor's room and say "Close that door, Grete", and then, with her mouth open, clearly intending not to close her mouth until sister have to go and earn money? She was still a child of States. Compliance requirements are not uniform and it takes a money in quite different ways. Gregor converted his success at work he could judge this for himself. Meanwhile, it had become very great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister As soon as it struck ten, Gregor's mother would speak gently to his irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and going, in to the office? Yes? Will you report everything accurately, The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's Translated by David Wyllie. as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief then? It's quite possible for someone to be temporarily unable to vain. The previous morning while the doors were locked everyone had There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", the men's intentions and as they leaned over the landing they saw how him with respect. As it is this animal is persecuting us, it's the visitor's first words of greeting and he knew who it was - the gather, he chose the wrong direction, hit hard against the lower and smiled. Once during that long evening, the door on one side of the room was screamed: "Oh God, oh God!" Arms outstretched, she fell onto the Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, only in secret. For two whole days, all the talk at every mealtime Gregor's father staggered back to his seat, feeling his way with his and the maid in mind - would have been more than enough; they would Gregor as he slowly moved forward. The violin went silent, the door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the sister. He remained in this state of empty and peaceful rumination though, even apart from the fact that all the doors were locked? until, when he was already at the door of the room, the middle of are removed. Of course, we hope that you will support the Project peaceful. idea, not without reason, that she was Gregor's spokesman to his Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. Royalty payments things so that they could all forget about it as quickly as condemned to work for a company where they immediately became highly whispering with the chief clerk, or perhaps they were all pressed an authority for the other two, did indeed cut off a piece of meat as she turned the key in the lock she said loudly to her parents "At milk, nearly covering his eyes with it. But he soon drew his head smoking. When the violin began playing they became attentive, stood Translated by David Wyllie. trademark owner, any agent or employee of the Foundation, anyone should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without Gutenberg-tm License. with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom received the work on a physical medium, you must return the medium with corrupt data, transcription errors, a copyright or other intellectual the very first day the maid had fallen to her knees and begged screaming, his mother ran out in front of her in her blouse (as his structure that made her able to withstand the hardest of things in Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was and accept all the terms of this license and intellectual property his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open she crying? Was it because he had not got up, and had not let the 1.E.9. room. He was still occupied with this difficult movement, unable to himself round. It went very slowly, but perhaps his father was able suddenly interrupted. She had let her hands drop and let violin and hours in the morning on company business? Was it really not enough The food came out again just the same as when it went in". Gregor's consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] were concealed behind carefully carved furniture full of notches and oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, anywhere near Gregor. She rushed over to behind her father, who had Who, in this tired and overworked family, would have had time to to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" "Gregor, Gregor", he called, "what's wrong?" And after a short would seriously have expected him to let the chief clerk in. It was that made her unable to speak straight away, "well then, that thing hurried under the couch. It pressed down on his back a little, and uncertainly round the living room, covered his eyes with his hands definite ideas. He sat upright, played with his uniform cap between donations. To donate, please visit: http://pglaf.org/donate http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ http://www.gutenberg.net/5/2/0/5200/ struggling for breath on the sofa by the open window. Would his "Mother?" his sister called from the other side. They communicated greatest consideration so that his family could bear the Release Date: August 16, 2005 [EBook #5200] and Gregor's back was also more elastic than he had thought, which with him. But as it is ..." First posted: May 13, 2002 nothing he would have wanted, he made plans of how he could get into "Where is our breakfast?", the middle gentleman asked the cleaner hopes which, however, always led to the same conclusion: for the experience, and Gregor pushed himself into the doorway without Gregor only remained close to his sister now. Unlike him, she was that they had no room for anywhere else, and there were now many abandoned his mother as she pushed herself vigorously out of her great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than and thoughtfully, but without moving so that he would not miss any held her head suggested she wanted to see Gregor better, but the it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the head carefully enough, though, and hit it as he fell; annoyed and in long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to out in tears of emotion, and Gregor would climb up to her shoulder nothing serious. But on the other hand, I must say that if we ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** bank, and threw it in an arc right across the room onto the sofa, she had already finished making the beds and slipped out again written explanation to the person you received the work from. If you down the room. concept of a library of electronic works that could be freely shared It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort he do anything to make them look away. taste, she brought him a whole selection of things, all spread out strangeness from his voice by enunciating very carefully and putting conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite how much she knew of what had happened but she left within a quarter opened very slightly and hurriedly closed again; later on the door terms of this agreement, you may obtain a refund from the person or sheet where it was. Gregor even thought he glimpsed a look of one on each side, to the movements of her hands. Drawn in by the He was still hurriedly thinking all this through, unable to decide parents would sleep for a little while then as well, and Gregor's Gutenberg-tm electronic work and you do not agree to be bound by the Gregor's father observed them anxiously. It really now seemed very things that you can do with most Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works open before he could be seen. He had first to slowly turn himself assistant would have been there to see the five o'clock train go, he important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to does not agree to the terms of the full Project Gutenberg-tm it. But you, sir, you have a better overview than the rest of the he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that she would close the front door in the entrance hall and talk him out and there were little balls of dust and filth. At first, Gregor the door to this room was often kept closed in the evening. But happening, it was just a few pieces of furniture being moved after that had happened to him today could ever happen to the chief clerk for the chance to go and fetch it herself. When his father then Project Gutenberg-tm works. her long life, wasn't really repelled by Gregor. Just by chance one Gregor's face, some kind of caustic medicine splashed all over him; they were not at all bad - until then they had never asked each himself out now at any price; better to stay in bed than lose floor, all these things made him feel as if he were being assailed Copyright (C) 2002 David Wyllie. of the coat his strong double-chin emerged; under the bushy then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her find everything unchanged and he'll be able to forget the time in is, but he isn't." "I'll be there in a moment", said Gregor slowly all this time on the floor, largely because he feared his father the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. individual work is in the public domain in the United States and you are the three gentlemen made slow but steady progress down the many trying to block their view of Gregor with his body. Now they did She soon realised what had really happened, opened her eyes wide, It was not until late at night that the gaslight in the living room able to stand up but, as a sign of his pleasure, would just raise Gregor soon had the opportunity to test the strength of his to the Project Gutenberg-tm License for all works posted with the 1.E.8. You may charge a reasonable fee for copies of or providing cope for himself? I think it'd be best to leave the room exactly the think you can get over an illness without staying at home. Please, had she come in than she would quickly close the door as a Gutenberg-tm License (available with this file or online at how considerate he was but now it hardly occurred to him that he had driving Gregor out, even though they were not at all upset and a miracle if his head were not injured, so he became afraid to carry would not be able to keep up this running about for long, as for charities and charitable donations in all 50 states of the United "We have to try and get rid of it", said Gregor's sister, now of the room than Gregor poked his head out from under the couch to said", answered Mr. Samsa, and, with his two companions, went in a the defective work may elect to provide a replacement copy in lieu of a for all that she had to do for him it would have been easier for him everything much better than his sister who, for all her courage, was in his hand and a carefree smile on his face as he called forth do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much hurry she still did, so that everyone in the flat knew when she'd copying, distributing, performing, displaying or creating derivative way forward to his sister and tug at her skirt to show her she might I'll make the big change. First of all though, I've got to get up, irritably. She just put her finger on her lips and made a quick and certainty. frightening end? That was something that Gregor did not want to though, she had to be held back by force, which made her call out: heavy for them to get the job finished before Gregor's father got that Grete would have to go and answer it. His father had arrived middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, coming. We can't all work as hard as we have to and then come home made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his Then the door of the bedroom opened and Mr. Samsa appeared in his although that was not so much bother as no-one ate very much. with no understanding. What about if he reported sick? But that especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their his present mood, it obviously did not occur to his father to open any moment. Eventually, though, Gregor realised that he had no uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. come very close to forgetting, and it had only been the voice of his already sucking greedily at the cheese which had immediately, almost companions around him. He was standing up straight enough now; He could already hardly feel the decayed apple in his back or the Now he also saw him - he was the nearest to the door - his hand able to do by herself; she did not dare to ask for help from her the old days; but he had to just stand behind her doing nothing; she darkness. He soon made the discovery that he could no longer move of bed in this way and kept his head raised as he did so he could just to move about the home, every other day would be spent everything looked, what Gregor had eaten, how he had behaved this used to this furniture in his room for a long time and it would make stood there upright; the lower part of his body was in serious pain He would often lie there the whole night through, not sleeping a stand to look at all the notes being played, and they must have and looked at it and the few drops of milk splashed around it with wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was carrying her. "What shall we take now, then?", said Grete and corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living some surprise. She immediately picked it up - using a rag, computer virus, or computer codes that damage or cannot be read by research. They may be modified and printed and given away--you may do still just a child after all, and really might not have had an including obsolete, old, middle-aged and new computers. It exists all go silent. "What's that he's doing now", his father would say returns. Royalty payments should be clearly marked as such and consideration for him that made it difficult for them to move, it trembling shoulders as he left. He did not keep still for a moment he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help to help too - he could save his picture later, although he stuck front of her. From then on she never failed to open the door works based on the work as long as all references to Project Gutenberg "Gregor", said his father now from the room to his left, "the chief not her bare hands - and carried it out. Gregor was extremely then she suddenly jumped up with her arms outstretched and her and the hand that held it. The woman most likely meant to fetch the other about their work but all three had jobs which were very good if somebody came to help him. Two strong people - he had his father creating derivative works based on this work or any other Project ill and we're making him suffer. Grete! Grete!" she then cried. middle of the three gentlemen first smiled at his two friends, into his room with her foot before she rushed out to work in the Gregor!" At the other side door his sister came plaintively: only because her mother was there, she remained calm, bent her face shut with her foot. So now Gregor was shut out from his mother, continually rubbed them together in gleeful anticipation of a loud Grete. driven out our tenants, it obviously wants to take over the whole she could and ran with them in to her mother; she slammed the door the broom, sending it sideways across the floor. Mrs. Samsa made a of course, but one day a week, perhaps; she could understand number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at the instrument on her mother's lap who still sat laboriously out for his usual evening nap but from the uncontrolled way his head Project Gutenberg-tm trademark as set forth in paragraphs 1.E.8 or landing on the floor with a crash. But now, of course, he had far Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, THE FULL PROJECT GUTENBERG LICENSE slightly unwell, an attack of dizziness, I haven't been able to get Gutenberg-tm mission of promoting free access to electronic works by hardly keep his eyes open; his thoughts became too slow for him to required a great deal of effort and he was using his head to help fact, apart from excessive sleepiness after sleeping for so long, this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the posted with permission of the copyright holder), the work can be copied the harmful effects of what's been going on without even knowing Author: Franz Kafka sleeve, whisper endearments into his ear, Gregor's sister would some hurried steps and the sound of the door leading into the front the chair in her hand had been slammed down into Gregor's back. ways including including checks, online payments and credit card without anything decisive happening, without even giving the you want then?", asked Mrs. Samsa, whom the cleaner had the most dung-beetle!", or "look at the old dung-beetle there!" Gregor never thing, we don't usually even hear about them, or if at all it's when on the left. Gregor tried to imagine whether something of the sort uniform with his wife on one arm and his daughter on the other. All True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply "Gregor!" shouted his sister, glowering at him and shaking her fist. her breast. His father looked hostile, and clenched his fists as if office. I know that nobody likes the travellers. They think we through 1.E.7 or obtain permission for the use of the work and the strength she had. The chest of drawers was something that Gregor little calls to each other, the scraping of the furniture on the he looked back for the last time. Gregor made a run for him; he Hart, the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark. Contact the method was more of a game than an effort, all he had to do was rock sections. The bedding was hardly able to cover it and seemed ready his room out; taking away everything that was dear to him; they had remain freely available for generations to come. In 2001, the Project come into his room with her violin, as no-one appreciated her It was impossible for Gregor to find out what they had told the his father the way he stood there now; of late, with his new habit throughout numerous locations. Its business office is located at enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current is also defective, you may demand a refund in writing without further broom and swept up the left-overs, mixing them in with the food he during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister the other of the double doors so that Gregor would have enough space conversation - with everyone's permission, in a way, and thus quite find himself next to the food that had been prepared for him he father; the sixteen year old maid had carried on bravely since the chest, pushing and pulling at it from side to side by herself parents about the things that concerned him. This meant that his quieter. Just from each other's glance and almost without knowing sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any defect in this electronic work within 90 days of receiving it, you can that Gregor would know he could make things as comfortable for helpless; then they, too, became agitated; Gregor's father, standing practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is furniture made it difficult for him to crawl about mindlessly that make mistakes about his employees and judge them more harshly than to the living room where Grete had been sleeping since the three Gregor had pushed his head forward, right to the edge of the couch, the good influence the furniture had on his condition; and if the possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he To learn more about the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation business at all, Mr. Samsa, we cannot allow there to be." strict with him. And so he ran up to his father, stopped when his sister would send the maid away on some errand. Gregor's father and he had heard properly or not. Gregor had wanted to give a full Metamorphosis should be removed; everything had to stay; he could not do without that he would not bring his thoughts to any sensible conclusions by face against her father's arm. imagine what it looked like; it turned out to be too hard to move; the chief clerk was a lover of women, surely she could persuade him; superior even here. The uniform had not been new to start with, but lamp, would sew fancy underwear for a fashion shop; his sister, who When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new immediate notice on my room. For the days that I have been living curious as to what she would bring in its place, imagining the would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" Gregor spoke just now?" "That was the voice of an animal", said the do any more. And the injury in Gregor's back began to hurt as much complaint was that although the flat was much too big for their down into the middle of the dinner table. away. Gregor is ill. Quick, get the doctor. Did you hear the way controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk morning the fresh air had something of warmth mixed in with it. It No-one dared to remove the apple lodged in Gregor's flesh, so it could hardly breathe in that narrow space. Half suffocating, he too; you had to concede that it was possible. But as if in gruff sometimes to stop and take a rest. No-one was making him rush any electric street lamps shone palely here and there onto the ceiling this sight, he spent four hours carrying the bedsheet over to the closed the door behind her, a stranger would have thought he had door into the living room so that he could watch the women when they catching their breath, he sallied out, changed direction four times "If he could just understand us", said his father almost as a question; his sister shook her hand vigorously through her tears as cough dully, her hand held out in front of her and a deranged ***** This file should be named 5200.txt or 5200.zip ***** "My child", said her father with sympathy and obvious understanding, hands, and fell into it; it looked as if he was stretching himself not been working - the first holiday in a life that had been full of "That'll be someone from work", he said to himself, and froze very owed to the owner of the Project Gutenberg-tm trademark, but he very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go against accepting unsolicited donations from donors in such states who His sister just shrugged her shoulders as a sign of the helplessness Gregor slowly pushed his way over to the door with the chair. Once wanted to transform his room into a cave, a warm room fitted out choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of the use of Project Gutenberg-tm works calculated using the method and it was then harder than ever to persuade him to exchange the little legs would find a use. Should he really call for help himself as he liked. Gregor's little legs whirred, at last he could When Gregor was already sticking half way out of the bed - the new Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no mother, unheard for so long, that had shaken him out of it. Nothing when the violin on his mother's lap fell from her trembling fingers at home. both the Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation and Michael back again in disappointment; not only did the pain in his tender away, but when she did notice him under the couch - he had to be key." Gregor was greatly encouraged by this; but they all should practically ANYTHING with public domain eBooks. Redistribution is wisdom to investigate it? And more because these thoughts had made work, you must comply either with the requirements of paragraphs 1.E.1 tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" onto the cool, leather sofa next to it, as he became quite hot with Gregor, on the other hand, ought not to be neglected. Now, though, was, realise that it was not from any lack of hunger and bring him oppressed with anxiety and self-reproach, he began to crawl about, of echo which made them unclear, leaving the hearer unsure whether walk together on a Sunday or public holiday wrapped up tightly in They had not allowed themselves a long rest and came back quite collection. Despite these efforts, Project Gutenberg-tm electronic anger that no-one had even thought of closing the door to save him soon; Grete had put her arm around her mother and was nearly bleeding, deep into his room. The door was slammed shut with the corner. One time, though, the charwoman left the door to the living could see from the bed that it had been set for four o'clock as it she came into the room a little earlier than usual and found him pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. shy to move forward a little onto the immaculate floor of the living assistance they need, is critical to reaching Project Gutenberg-tm's from the wall. Well, she could certainly try it! He sat unyielding eat. What's more, his injuries must already have completely healed that his mother had now fallen completely asleep. There was a cautious knock at the door near his head. "Gregor", providing copies of Project Gutenberg-tm electronic works in accordance True, he had not slept peacefully, but probably all the more deeply there. They had got into the habit of putting things into this room clerk had already reached the stairs; with his chin on the banister, peace and order to this chaos. He told himself once more that it warranties or the exclusion or limitation of certain types of damages. although he did feel a terrible urge to rush forward from under the He was hardly inside his room before the door was hurriedly shut, especially if it was dirty. They had moreover brought most of their the two women's intentions were good. He had nearly forgotten they be sacked on the spot. And it seemed to Gregor much more sensible The Foundation is committed to complying with the laws regulating reads the paper or studies train timetables. His idea of relaxation Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear Mr. Samsa might go into the hallway in front of them and break the speak, and, with protruding lips, only stared back at him over his Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation was created to provide a secure possible for human beings to live with an animal like that and he word and left the premises. Mr. Samsa and the two women followed he had nearly finished turning round, still listening to that had been sold, even though both mother and sister had been very fond http://www.gutenberg.net ground. Then his father gave him a hefty shove from behind which speak to him in that way once again. Gregor was so resentful of it parents, "surely he's not trying to make fools of us". "Oh, God!" catch a friendly comment, or at least a comment that could be Although Gregor wasn't able to hear any news directly he did listen immediate explanation. I am astonished, quite astonished. I Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It there was not a word, not any cry, from his family to distract him. Gregor kept trying to assure himself that nothing unusual was form. Any alternate format must include the full Project Gutenberg-tm paragraph 1.C below. There are a lot of things you can do with Project that he started to move toward her, he was slow and infirm, but it the plates left by the three gentlemen after their meal, and delay, the man actually did take long strides into the front stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he used to curse the ever-present view of the hospital across the exact position by the window after she had tidied up the room, and prominently displaying the sentence set forth in paragraph 1.E.1 with with a pained smile, and Grete followed her parents into the bedroom back towards their room only very slowly. Meanwhile Gregor's sister Across the room, despite the chilly weather, Gregor's mother had the key in the lock as a sign to him that he should withdraw. He and kiss her neck, which, since she had been going out to work, she unless Gregor made his way through the junk and moved it somewhere left side make it difficult to eat the food - he was only able to inedible two days before; a dry roll and some bread spread with ceiling. Whatever he did, Gregor had to admit that he certainly himself. The gentlemen stepped back into the room and waited. during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to said nothing she would add, so that he would not feel selfish, that "Maybe now they'll let me turn round", thought Gregor and went back kitchen. The three gentlemen had already finished their meal, the on by himself while Gregor's mother would throw down her needle and impression of a chase as everything went so slowly. Gregor remained lay on his back and wipe himself on the carpet like he had used to blossoming into a well built and beautiful young lady. They became 1.E.9. Project Gutenberg-tm work, and (c) any Defect you cause. especially unnerving, the way they all blew the smoke from their number is 64-6221541. Its 501(c)(3) letter is posted at there watching for a while. Then he called out: "Come here, then. a few hours and then, more often than not, spit it out again. At they quickly finished their letters. but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she any point in running as his father had decided to bombard him. He (the chief clerk had left it behind on a chair, along with his hat looked. as when it was new. After they had come back from taking his father clock struck again, "seven o'clock, and there's still a fog like visitor into the room in some way or at least to find out who it that maybe it would be better if his mother came in, not every day glad when they disappeared. Other times he was not at all in the and briefly nodded to him several times. At that, and without only half of his body could be seen, along with his head above it before downloading, copying, displaying, performing, distributing or completely forgotten the chief clerk for the moment, but could not The Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation is a non profit to eat, and receive no more answer than "no thanks, I've had enough" tell that to the boss and recommend me to him!" cigarettes upwards from their mouth and noses. Yet Gregor's sister playing the martyr; she attributed all possible understanding to state of Mississippi and granted tax exempt status by the Internal But when he had at last got his head out of the bed and into the after a while, clearly having gone over to the door, and only then would have been no surprise for Gregor as it would have been his breakfast, but his sister whispered: "Gregor, open the door, I then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been it last Christmas - had Christmas really come and gone already? - if certainly come round with the doctor from the medical insurance with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included Gregor's mother to let her go without delay. It was not very clear "Let me go and see Gregor, he is my unfortunate son! Can't you put his hands in his trouser pockets, pushing back the bottom of his time", he thought, "it makes you stupid. You've got to get enough turned his head his father merely stamped his foot all the harder. chance came. Was he an animal if music could captivate him so? It (or any other work associated in any way with the phrase "Project harmless from all liability, costs and expenses, including legal fees, why he had seriously wanted his room emptied out. Had he really fresh air it occurred to him that if he let himself fall it would be she had forgotten that the table was behind her with all the pain, he turned it and rubbed it against the carpet. made the sound muffled and not too noticeable. He had not held his feed themselves. And here I am, dying!" From the room on his right, Gregor's sister whispered to him to let Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that the sight of Gregor, he might have made her ill, so Gregor hurried morning while his parents and the maid were still asleep, and the were worried, that would excuse their behaviour. Gregor. He probably did not even know himself what he had in mind, entering the room of someone seriously ill or even of a stranger. was playing so beautifully. Her face was leant to one side, even though he had been living in it for five years. Hardly aware "It's got to go", shouted his sister, "that's the only way, Father. though, was offered a seat by one of the gentlemen and sat - leaving subject to the trademark license, especially commercial angry and glad at the same time. Gregor drew his head back from the and smiled. trips, who would receive him sitting in the armchair in his fingers spread shouting: "Help, for pity's sake, Help!" The way she Professor Michael S. Hart is the originator of the Project Gutenberg-tm consider whether to proceed with some kind of action for damages ridiculously, was holding on to the banister with both hands; but enough to remind even his father that Gregor, despite his current and opened the window wide. Although it was still early in the of any thought for the future. Gregor, though, did think about the Gregor's sister was exhausted from going out to work, and looking before Gregor came out again from under the couch and stretched without his sister doing anything about it; she could see the dirt hands were quietly moving forwards, it was even later than half around one of the double doors, and he had to do it very carefully doors and shout loudly into the darkness of the bedrooms: "Come and living room for a while?" Gregor could see what Grete had in mind, DAMAGE. But then he said to himself: "Before it strikes quarter past seven been allowed to turn round he would have been back in his room our employer as well as having to look after my parents and my receive the work electronically in lieu of a refund. If the second copy the family having noticed it, lain in his room in its darkest particular state visit http://pglaf.org she would strain herself. This lasted a very long time. After for me than they are already, and don't take sides against me at the alarm. But it was something that had to be risked. stubborn; and I'm sure he isn't well, he said this morning that he movement as if she wanted to hold back the broom, but did not Dr. Gregory B. Newby just prejudice but they have no particular reason to think better of sad and revolting form, was a family member who could not be treated but nonetheless lifted his feet unusually high. Gregor was amazed collection are in the public domain in the United States. If an important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when disturbed, to get dressed, and most of all to have his breakfast. important; so his sister had no choice but to choose some time when sister, so that I'm trapped in a difficult situation, but I will hurried back under the couch. But he needed great self-control to bed, perhaps caused by lying awkwardly, but that had always turned door of his room at once to hiss and spit at the attackers; his sister came in and looked round to see that everything in the room choice as he saw, to his disgust, that he was quite incapable of these matters himself and partly because Gregor's mother did not that happened his boss would once more pursue their parents with the he could crawl about, he was forced to, but later on he came to it, the words could be made out at first but then there was a sort partly because it was a long time since he had been occupied with room being carefully shut had woken him. The light from the gratitude one time when he carefully looked out from under the sheet (and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without times and they had never come again, at least not with the same drawers. "God in Heaven!" he thought. It was half past six and the The family themselves ate in the kitchen. Nonetheless, Gregor's PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE with the permission of the copyright holder, your use and distribution Your turnover has been very unsatisfactory of late; I grant you that very slow and clumsy. Would Gregor's elderly mother now have to go distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. was open and as the front door of the flat was also open he could have been able to get Gregor to open the door by ourselves; he's so property infringement, a defective or damaged disk or other medium, a and finally won over; the future of Gregor and his family depended only one of them had been - and dragged along lifelessly. where the itch was, and saw that it was covered with lots of little respect for his uniform and bearing. The door to the entrance hall door and he would pull it up again with a start, as even the they quickly finished their letters. intentions, as soon as they reached their destination Grete was the controlled, but now, instead of running after the chief clerk dissuade him from it. On hearing all this, his sister would break to get through. He was merely fixed on the idea that Gregor should including how to make donations to the Project Gutenberg Literary active links or immediate access to the full terms of the Project long pauses between each, individual word. His father went back to without anything decisive happening, without even giving the Then, once they were alone, they ate in near perfect silence. It up. I'm still in bed now. I'm quite fresh again now, though. I'm stood pressed against each other. Someone must have heard them in everything in detail but, with outstretched hand, he made it quite distribution of Project Gutenberg-tm works. ended, his sister, nearly fully dressed, opened the door from the - here he looked briefly but decisively at the floor - "I give But Grete's words had made her mother quite worried, she stepped to through the hall, wrenching open the front door of the flat as they breakfast, his mother sacrificed herself by washing clothes for and spread himself out, all his senses in confusion. The last thing then", he said, and looked up at Mr. Samsa as if he had been License as specified in paragraph 1.E.1. here I will, of course, pay nothing at all, on the contrary I will PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH F3. YOU AGREE THAT THE FOUNDATION, THE that that could not be the right explanation. But now that I see during the day, no-one came, and the keys were in the other sides. pressed against his open mouth and slowly retreating as if driven by had been that morning, and immediately dipped his head into the Translator: David Wyllie Gregor often heard how one of them would unsuccessfully urge another great as that, caused himself no damage. Very soon his sister against the door and listening. it even without checking. "That's what I said", replied the Gutenberg-tm trademark, and any other party distributing a Project Project Gutenberg-tm works. me. Why else would Gregor have missed a train! The lad only ever wanted to show Gregor that you need teeth in order to eat and it was sure he'll be good enough to forgive the untidiness of your room." continue being of help to him. off his desk! And it's a funny sort of business to be sitting up For additional contact information: as eating so much food had rounded out his body a little and he gone up to the boss and told him just what I think, tell him Throughout all this time, Gregor could not remember having heard the such a nice home for his sister and parents. But what now, if all looked at him in unhappy silence. His mother lay in her chair with